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There is another cave with the structure and polishing qualities of the Barabar caves, but without any inscription. This is the Sitamarhi Cave, 20 km from Rajgir, 10 km south-west of Hisua, also dated of the Maurya empire. It is smaller than the Barabar caves, measuring only 4.91x3.43m, with a ceiling height of 2.01m.
Lomas Rishi Cave is carved into the hard monolithic granite rock face of Barabar hills, flanked to its left by the smaller Sudama cave. [9] The site is close to the Falgu River, and Barabar Caves Information Centre is close by. [ 10 ]
The Barabar caves are the first known and dated example of Mauryan polish, dedicated by Ashoka in several inscriptions, in the year 12 and the year 19 of his reign. The caves were carved from granite, an extremely hard rock, and finished with a very fine polishing of the inner surface, giving a mirror effect of great flatness, as well as an echo effect.
These were first used by the Ajivikas tradition monks, later by the Buddhist monks, and thereafter the Hindu monks. This is a photograph of sketches and inscriptions from a personal copy of an article published in 1847 by Markham Kittoe about the Barabar Caves in Bihar in the The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. This is found along ...
There is another cave with the structure and polishing qualities of the Barabar caves, but without any inscription. This is the Sitamarhi Cave, 20 km from Rajgir, 10 km south-west of Hisua, also dated of the Maurya empire. It is smaller than the Barabar caves, measuring only 4.91x3.43m, with a ceiling height of 2.01m.
082 Rock Carvings, Kawa Dol at Barabar, Bihar Photograph from the Barabar Caves in Bihar taken by Anandajoti. Date: 17 March 2013, 13:34: Source: 082 Rock Carvings, Kawa Dol: Author: Photo Dharma from Penang, Malaysia
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Karan Chaupar Cave Barabar and Nagarjuni hills, Jehanabad Upload Photo: N-BR-23 Vadathika Cave Barabar and Nagarjuni hils: Jehanabad Upload Photo: N-BR-24 Lomas Rishi Cave Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, Jehanabad Lomas Rishi Cave More images: N-BR-25 Sudama Cave Barabar and Nagarjuni hils, Jehanabad Sudama Cave More images: N-BR-26 Vapiyaka Cave