List of rock-cut temples in India
This is a partial list of Indian rock-cut temples by state or union territory.
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Andhra Pradesh
Caves at Guntupalle
Bhairava Kona
- Akkanna Madanna Caves, Vijayawada
- Belum Caves, Kurnool district
- Bhairavakona Caves, Hindu temple caves located at Ambavaram Kothapalli, CS Pur Mandal, Prakasam district
- Bodhikonda and Ghanikonda Caves, Ramatheertham, Vizianagaram district
- Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam district
- Borra Caves, Aruku Valley, Visakhapatnam district
- Guntupalle Caves (near Dwaraka Tirumala), West Godavari district, popularly known as "Andhra Ajanta", believed to pre-date even the Ajanta and Ellora caves of Maharashtra
- Moghalrajpuram caves
- Undavalli caves, Guntur district
Gujarat
- Dhank Caves
- Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups, Junagadh district
- Kadia Dungar caves
- Khambhalida Caves
- Sana Caves
- Siyot caves, Lakhpat Taluka, Kutch district
- Talaja Caves, Bhavnagar district
Haryana
None of these have been studied scientifically yet.
- Dhosi Hill cave temple in Aravalli Mountain Range, Narnaul, Mahendragarh district
- Nar Narayan Cave Temple in Sivalik Hills range, Yamuna Nagar district
- Tosham Hill cave temple in Aravalli Mountain Range, Hisar-Tosham road, Bhiwani district
Himachal Pradesh
Rock Cut Temple, Masroor
15 rock-cut temples in the Indo-Aryan style are richly carved. This is a unique monolithic structure in the sub-Himalayan region. The main shrine contains three stone images of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita. The temple complex is located on a hill and has a large rectangular water pond. The temple complex is believed to have been built by the Pandava during their exile; the exact date is not known. The ancient name of the city Kangra was Bhimnagar, founded by Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers.
Karnataka
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- Aihole
- Badami cave temples
- Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
- Hulimavu Shiva cave temple
- Narasimha Jharni
- Nellitheertha Cave Temple
Kashmir
Kerala
- Airurpara
- Bharatanpara
- Irunilamcode
- Kallil
- Kaviyoor
- Kottukal
- Trikkur Mahadeva Temple
- Tuvarankad
- Vizhinjam
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Painting of the mountain of Ellora, by Thomas Daniell (1803)
- Ajanta Caves – Buddhist
- Aurangabad Caves – Buddhist
- Bedse Caves – Buddhist
- Bhaja Caves – Buddhist
- Dharashiv Caves
- Dhokeshwar Mahadeva Cave Temple, Ahmednagar – Hindu
- Elephanta Caves – Hindu: Shiva, Brahmanical
- Ellora Caves – Hindu, Buddhist, Jain
- Jogeshwari Caves – Buddhist
- Kanheri Caves – Buddhist
- Kailash Temple
- Karla Caves – Buddhist
- Karli – Jain
- Kharosa Caves
- Kondana Caves - near Rajmachi
- Kondivita Caves – Buddhist
- Lenyadri – Buddhist, Hindu
- Mahakali Caves – Buddhist
- Mandapeshwar Caves – Hindu
- Pandavleni Caves – Buddhist
- Pataleshwar, Pune
- Pitalkhora Caves - Buddhist
Orissa
- Ajaikapada Bhairava Temple
- Ananta Shayana
- Ananta Vasudeva Temple
- Anantasaayi Narayana
- Annakoteshvara Temple
- Bhattarika Temple
- Brahma Temple, Bindusagar
- Brahma Temple, Niali
- Brahmeswara
- Chateshwar Temple
- Chausath Jogini Mandir
- Dhabaleswar
- Dharakote
- Durga Temple, Baideshwar
- Durga Temple, Motia
- Gupteswar Cave
- Harihara Deula, Boudh[1]
- Harishankar Temple
- Jagannath Temple
- Kapilash Temple
- Kedareswar Temple
- Khiching
- Kichakeshwari Temple
- Konark
- Lingaraj Temple
- Lokanatha Temple
- Maa Ugra Tara
- Mahavinayak Temple
- Mahendragiri, Orissa
- Manikeshwari Temple
- Markandeshwar Temple
- Mukteswar Temple
- Narayana Gosain Temple
- Nilamadhav Temple
- Nrusinghanath Temple
- Panchalingeshwar
- Parsurameswar Temple
- Patali Srikhetra
- Ranipur-Jharial
- Rajarani Temple
- Ramachandi Temple
- Rameshwar Deula
- Sakshigopal Temple
- Saptamatruka Temple
- Simhanath Temple
- Subarnameru Temple
- Sureswari temple
- Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
- Upper Bagh Devi Temple
- Vaital Deula
- Varahi Deula, Chaurasi
- Yajna Nrisimha Temple
- Yameshwar Temple
Tamil Nadu
- Dalavanur
- Pillaiyarpatti – dedicated to Lord Ganesha
- Kazhugumalai Cave Temple
- Kudumiyanmalai temple [2]
- Kuranganil Muttam
- Mahabalipuram
- Mahendravadi (near Arakonam)
- Mamandur (near Kanchi)
- Mandagapattu (Mahendra Pallava's)
- Namakkal – Lord Narasimha's cave temple
- Namakkal – Lord Ranganatha's cave temple
- Narthamalai
- Pechipalai temple [2]
- Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple
- Satyamurthi Perumal temple [3]
- Singaperumalkoil – Lord Ugra Narasimha resides inside a cave in yoga posture
- Singavaram [4]
- Sittanavasal
- Sivan kovil-Arittapatti [5]
- Seeyamangalam
- Sri Balasubramaniaswami Temple - Valli Malai (Valli Malai, Vellore district)
- Thalavanur [4]
- Thirumayam – Lord Perumal in standing and lying position (Anantasayanam)
- Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple
- Thiruparankundram – dedicated to Lord Muruga
- Thiruvellarai
- Tirukalukundram (on hilltop) - 6th-century temple
- Varaha Cave Temple
- Vishnu temple – Malayadipatti [6]
Uttarakhand
See also
- Cave research in India
- Indian rock-cut architecture
- List of caves in India
- List of colossal sculpture in situ
- List of India cave temples
References
- ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/May-June/engpdf/89-95.pdf
- 1 2 "Study uncovers interesting details of cave temple architecture". The Hindu (India). 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "Rock-cut Vishnu temple". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- 1 2 "District Tourist Places". Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Rock cut Sivan kovil". Archaeology department, Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Cave temple cries for attention". The Hindu (India). 10 June 2011.
Further reading
- Fergusson, James (1864). The Rock-Cut Temples of India. John Murray, London.
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