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<< Image Pages >> Bedse Cave Temples - Ancient Temple in India

Submitted by durhamnature on Monday, 08 April 2013  Page Views: 7724

Multi-periodSite Name: Bedse Cave Temples Alternative Name: Bedsa
Country: India Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Bedse
Latitude: 18.747708N  Longitude: 73.532639E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Bedse Cave Temples
Bedse Cave Temples submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the two main and some of the minor caves, from "Cave Temples of India" via archive.org Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in India

The two main Buddhist cave temples date from around 100 BCE. Bedse is in Maharashtra.

The "Chaitya" is usually interpreted as a prayer hall. The "Vihara" is a less public space, sometimes a monastery.
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Bedse Cave Temples
Bedse Cave Temples submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the Vihara, from "Cave Temples of India" via archive.org Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)

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