Aurangabad Caves

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Built in : These caves were excavated between the 2nd and 6th century AD.
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Location :Aurangabad

Aurangabad Caves

 Aurangabad caves are located outside the city of Aurangabad just few kilometres away from the famous monument Bibi Ka Maqbara. These caves were excavated between the 2nd and 6th century AD. These caves are carved out of the hillside and are a fine piece of architecture, housing the most stunningly intricate carvings. In total there are twelve caves, a major chunk of which are Viharas, of which Caves 3 and 7, are the most fascinating ones. Caves 1 to 5 are in the western group and caves 6 to 10 are about 1-km away in the eastern group. One can see that Tantric influences discerned in their architecture and iconography of the caves.

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