Thursday, November 17, 2011

Top 3 popular Buddha caves

Buddha caves are renowned among all the Buddhist devotees. With the help of Buddha Caves Tour , you can get a large number of caves of Lord Buddha. On this trip, you will find solace and peace easily. There are so many superb caves which are dotted everywhere in India like Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and lots more. Some of the major caves are Bhaja caves, Junnar caves, Ajanta caves, Kanheri caves, Karla caves etc. All these caves are the great masterwork of Buddhist art and creativity. Moreover, most of the caves are regarded as the World Heritage site by UNESCO.

Now, we are giving you some glimpses about top 3 popular Buddha caves in India:

• Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves are located about 108 km from the area of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. At Ajanta, you can explore around 30 splendid caves. Most of the caves are sanctified with lots of sculptures, paintings, statues of Lord Buddha. All the 30 spots are designed very well with awesome creativity. Moreover, the caves were built in two stages like- first around 200 BCE and second around 600 BCE.

• Bhaja Caves
Bhaja caves lie around 12 km from Lonavla city in Maharashtra. These caves are fine illustrations from the early Theravadin phase of Buddhism. The Bhaja caves are a group of 18 caves. These places are awesome examples from the early Theravadin era of Buddhism. Anyone can find out many attractions like pillars, numerous symbols, pictures of a dancing couple, images and many more. The architecture designs of these caves are designed really elegant.

• Junar Caves
Junnar caves are in the Aurangabad city of Maharashtra. The caves have been divided into three main groups such as Manmodi Hill group, Tulija Lena group and Ganesh Lena group. Most of the caves were founded in 2nd Century BC and 3rd Century AD. You can explore some lures at the destinations such as colossal monuments, inscriptions, statues etc. The architecture designs of these sites are very stupendous.

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