The Lomas Rishi Cave, also called the Grotto of Lomas Rishi, is one of the man-made Barabar Caves in the Barabar and Nagarjuni hills of Jehanabad district...
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Entrances of Sudama Cave, and further, Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar Hill Unfinished interior (floor and ceiling) of Lomas Rishi cave. The rocky bumps left...
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Barabar Caves, especially the Lomas Rishi Cave, located in the Jehanabad District of Bihar, India which Forster visited during a trip to India. The caves serve...
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in stone is at the entrance to the non-Buddhist Lomas Rishi Cave, one of the man-made Barabar Caves in Bihar. The "chaitya arch" around the large window...
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to the 3rd century BCE. These are the rock-cut Barabar Caves (Lomas Rishi Cave and Sudama Cave), excavated during the reign of Ashoka by or for the Ajivikas...
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dedicated to the Buddhist: Karan Chaupar cave, and possibly the Lomas Rishi cave. Most other Buddhist caves are then found in the western Deccan, consisting...
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at Sanchi, the small monolithic rail at Sanchi, and the Lomas Rishi Cave in the Barabar Caves, with its ornamented facade, echoing the forms of wooden...
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The Karla Caves, Karli Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells, are a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves at Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra...
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Ajanta Caves follow the Cathedral-style architecture found in still older rock-cut cave carvings of ancient India, such as the Lomas Rishi Cave of the...
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The Belum Caves, located in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region, is the second largest cave system on the Indian subcontinent, known...
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Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments (redirect from Guntupalli Caves)
replicating wooden architecture, a simpler version of that at the Lomas Rishi Cave. There are remains of structural buildings in brick and stone, including...
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the state-sponsored Barabar caves in Bihar, personally dedicated by Ashoka circa 250 BCE. The entrance of the Lomas Rishi Cave there has a sculpted doorway...
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architectural design (starting from circa 250 BCE with the Lomas Rishi caves in the Barabar caves group) has also been remarked on. James Fergusson, in his...
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Mauryan architecture in the Barabar Caves. Lomas Rishi Cave. 3rd century BCE....
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near the Lomas Rishi Cave, the earliest known cave excavated in 3rd century BCE and gifted by Ashoka to the Ajivikas monks. The Nangarjuni Caves were excavated...
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Ancient Indian architecture (section Buddhist caves)
Karla Caves or the Pandavleni Caves. 58.4 feet (17.8 m) Rishabhanatha, Gopachal rock cut monuments Jain cave monastery in Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves (2nd...
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(starting at least a century later from circa 250 BCE, with the Lomas Rishi caves in the Barabar caves group), suggests that the designs of the Lycian rock-cut...
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Geography of Bihar (section Hills and Caves)
Barabar Caves Bateshwar cave Dungeshwari Cave Gopika Cave Indasala Caves Lomas Rishi Cave Mahakala caves Patalpuri Caves Pippala cave Saptaparni Cave Sattaparnaguha...
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Shardulavarman Anantavarman Lomas Rishi cave inscription of Anantavarman Gopika Cave Inscription of Anantavarman Vadathika Cave Inscription of Anantavarman...
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Vapiyaka Cave and Gopika Cave, also called Vapiya ka Kubha and Gopi ka Kubha respectively. These are near the Lomas Rishi Cave, the earliest known cave excavated...
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inscriptions from Iran. The tradition of rock-cut caves in India begun with the Mauryas. Rock-cut caves in the Barabar and Nagarjuni hills in Gaya are examples...
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Bhaja Caves are a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located off the Mumbai - Pune expressway near the city of Pune, India. The...
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The insides of the Lomas Rishi cave Arches at Karle (Great Chaitya, 1st century AD) Decorative ogee arches (gavaksha) in Ajanta Caves Pointed vault at the...
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Tourism in Bihar (section Hills and caves)
Architectures. National Park, Sanctuary and Safari Lake and Waterfalls Hills Caves Pandu Pokhar Fair and Festival Chhath, a is an ancient and major Vedic festival...
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than thirty inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Empire who ruled most of...
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facilities for the ascetic community of the Ajivika (for example, the Lomas Rishi cave near Barabar). The Buddhists further developed these preliminary forms...
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The Mandapeshwar Caves (Marathi: मंडपेश्वर गुहा) is an 8th Century rock-cut shrine dedicated to Shiva located near Mount Poinsur in Borivali, a suburb...
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Saptparni Cave, also referred to as Sapta parni guha (Saraiki) or sattapaṇṇi guhā (Pali), literally Seven-leaves-cave (cognate with sapta, sept), is a...
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architectural design (starting from c. 250 BCE with the Lomas Rishi caves in the Barabar caves group) has been remarked on. James Fergusson has commented...
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man-made caves in this hilly region which built by the kings of Maurya empire.Lomas Rishi Cave/Satgharva Cave is the most famous cave of the Barabar Caves.The...
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