Barabar Caves

Bihar · India

Barabar Caves, India
Photo: Thomas Fraser Peppé, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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October to March
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The oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, hewn from granite hills in Jehanabad district during the Mauryan period. Their mirror-polished interiors and Ashokan dedicatory inscriptions mark a milestone in Indian architecture.

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