List of rock-cut temples in India

This is a partial list of Indian rock-cut temples by state or union territory.

Andhra Pradesh

Akkanna Madanna caves, Vijayawada

Bojjannakonda Caves and Hilltop Monastery, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam district

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
Srimukhalingam, Srikakulam district

Assam

Cave temple at Maibong

Longthaini Noh, Maibong, Dima Hasao
Dudhnath, jogighopa, Bongaigaon

Bihar

Goa

Harvalem Caves, Sanquelim, Goa 403505, c. 6th century.

Gujarat

Dhank Caves
Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups, Junagadh district
Bava Pyara Caves
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

Masroor Rock Cut Temple

Fifteen 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

Ravana Phadi cave, Aihole, in Karnataka

Elora kailash temple

Jammu and Kashmir

Amarnath Temple (pahalgam) (kashmir)
Vaishno Devi Temple (katra) (Jammu)

Kerala

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 - Jain, Buddhist
Elephanta Caves – Buddhist, Hindu, Brahmanical
Ellora Caves – Hindu, Buddhist, Jain
Jogeshwari Caves – Buddhist
Kanheri Caves – Buddhist
Karla Caves – Buddhist
Kharosa Caves - Buddhist, Hindu, Jain
Kondana Caves - Buddhist
Kondivita Caves – Buddhist
Lenyadri – Buddhist
Mahakali Caves – Buddhist
Mandapeshwar Caves – Buddhist, Hindu
Pandavleni Caves – Buddhist
Pataleshwar, Pune – Hindu
Pitalkhora Caves - Buddhist
Bahrot Caves - Zoroastrian
Manmodi Caves - Buddhist, Jain

Odisha

Tamil Nadu

Armamalai Cave
Atiranachanda Cave Temple, Saluvankuppam village
Andimalai Stone beds, Cholapandiyapuram
Dalavanur
Ennayira Malai
Pillaiyarpatti – dedicated to Lord Ganesha
Kalugumalai Jain Beds
Vettuvan Koil
Kalugasalamoorthy Temple
Kalugumalai
Kalugumalai Jain Beds
Kanchiyur Jain cave and stone beds
Kudumiyanmalai temple^[2]
Kupalantham Poigai malai Jain Cave Temple
Kuranganil Muttam
Mahabalipuram
Mahendravadi (near Arakonam)
Mamandur (near Kanchi)
Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple (Mahendra Pallava's)
Mangulam
Namakkal – Lord Narasimha's cave temple
Namakkal – Lord Ranganatha's cave temple
Narthamalai
Adukkankal, Nehanurpatti
Kurathimalai, Onampakkam
Panchapandavar Malai
Pechipalai temple^[2]
Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple
Satyamurthi Perumal temple^[3]
Samanar Hills
Singaperumalkoil – Lord Ugra Narasimha resides inside a cave in yoga posture
Senji Singavaram Ranganatha Temple^[4]
Sittanavasal Cave
Sivan kovil-Arittapatti^[5]
Seeyamangalam
Shri Brahadambal Temple, Thirukkokarnam
Sri Balasubramaniaswami Temple - Valli Malai (Valli Malai, Vellore district)
Thalavanur^[4]
Thirakoil
Thirumayam – Lord Perumal in standing and lying position (Anantasayanam)
Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple
Thiruparankundram – dedicated to Lord Muruga
Thiruvellarai
Tirukalukundram (on hilltop) - 6th-century temple
Tirumalai (Jain complex)
Varaha Cave Temple
Adi varahaswamy temple,Dharmapuri
Vishnu temple – Malayadipatti^[6]

Uttarakhand

Patal Bhuvaneshwar

References

^ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/May-June/engpdf/89-95.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b "Study uncovers interesting details of cave temple architecture". The Hindu. India. 27 October 2010.
^ "Rock-cut Vishnu temple". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "District Tourist Places". Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu Government. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ "Rock cut Sivan kovil". Archaeology department, Tamil Nadu Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ "Cave temple cries for attention". The Hindu. India. 10 June 2011.

External links

National Geographic Magazine (2008). Faces of the Divine: India's Ancient Art – Interactive Map.

[1] ttp://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/May-June/engpdf/89-95.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[Pallava-2] "Study uncovers interesting details of cave temple architecture". The Hindu. India. 27 October 2010.

[3] "Rock-cut Vishnu temple". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[Villupuram-4] "District Tourist Places". Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu Government. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[5] "Rock cut Sivan kovil". Archaeology department, Tamil Nadu Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[6] "Cave temple cries for attention". The Hindu. India. 10 June 2011.

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