Barabar Caves

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The Barabar Hill Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire, some with Ashokan inscriptions, located in the Makhdumpur region of Jehanabad district, Bihar, India, 24 km (15 mi) north of Gaya.
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Barabar Hill
archaeological site, cave, India, 
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Location: 25.005, 85.063, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Barabar Caves ⓘ
    rock-cut caves in Bihar, India
  • Gopi Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Karan Chaupar Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Lomas Rishi Cave ⓘ
    one of the man-made Barabar Caves in Bihar, India
  • Nagarjuni Caves ⓘ
    caves in Bihar, India
  • Sitamarhi Cave ⓘ
    artificial cave in Bihar, India
  • Sudama Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Vadathika Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Vapiyaka Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Visva Jhopa Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
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General view of cave temples in the Barabar Hills, (Bihar)General view of cave temples in the Barabar Hills, (Bihar)
Plan of the Barabar Caves and an elevation of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar, BiharPlan of the Barabar Caves and an elevation of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar, Bihar
Barabar hill with Sudama and Lomas Rishi cavesBarabar hill with Sudama and Lomas Rishi caves
Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870
Sculptured doorway, Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar, Gya; a photo by Thomas Fraser Peppé, 1870Sculptured doorway, Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar, Gya; a photo by Thomas Fraser Peppé, 1870
Dasaratha Maurya Nagarjuni caves inscriptions in BarabarDasaratha Maurya Nagarjuni caves inscriptions in Barabar
Barabar caves short Gupta inscriptionsBarabar caves short Gupta inscriptions
Barabar caves mapBarabar caves map
Barabar caves planBarabar caves plan
Mauryan inscriptions in the Barabar cavesMauryan inscriptions in the Barabar caves
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitecaveBarabar Cavesarchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveGopi CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveKaran Chaupar CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveLomas Rishi CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveNagarjuni Cavesarchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveSitamarhi Cavegrotto, architectural structureWikidata
sitecaveSudama CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
sitecaveVadathika CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveVapiyaka CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveVisva Jhopa CavecaveWikidata
commonsimageGeneral view of cave temples in the Barabar Hills, (Bihar) Commons
commonsimagePlan of the Barabar Caves and an elevation of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar, Bihar Commons
commonsimageBarabar hill with Sudama and Lomas Rishi caves Commons
commonsimageSudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870 Commons
commonsimageSculptured doorway, Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar, Gya; a photo by Thomas Fraser Peppé, 1870 Commons
commonsimageDasaratha Maurya Nagarjuni caves inscriptions in Barabar Commons
commonsimageBarabar caves short Gupta inscriptions Commons
commonsimageBarabar caves map Commons
commonsimageBarabar caves plan Commons
commonsimageMauryan inscriptions in the Barabar caves Commons
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