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<< Other Photo Pages >> Barabar Caves - Cave or Rock Shelter in India

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 03 November 2013  Page Views: 3188

Natural PlacesSite Name: Barabar Caves
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 22.646 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Gaya  Nearest Village: Barabar Hills
Latitude: 25.005535N  Longitude: 85.062760E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves submitted by KaiHofmann : Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar Hills Site in India. Barabar Caves Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar Hills. Mauryan, 3rd century, CE Image copyright: professorbanerji, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave in India

One of the oldest rock-cut caves in India (300 BCE). Some of the caves have Ashokan inscriptions.
Most of the caves consist of two chambers.The caves were carved out of granite. The interior has a highly polished surface.Most of the caves have an interesting echo effect.
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Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves submitted by KaiHofmann : 005 Staircase and Cave Entrance Site in India. Barabar Caves 005 Staircase and Cave Entrance at Barabar, Bihar Image copyright: Anandajoti (Photo Dharma), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves submitted by KaiHofmann : DSCN0878 Site in India. Barabar Caves. Image copyright: thingshappendownhere, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves submitted by KaiHofmann : DSCN0885 Site in India. Barabar Caves. Image copyright: thingshappendownhere, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves submitted by KaiHofmann : DSCN0873 Site in India. Barabar Caves Image copyright: thingshappendownhere, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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