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The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of the Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times.
The history of cave paintings in India or rock art range from drawings and paintings from prehistoric times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such as the rock-cut artificial caves at Ajanta and Ellora, extending as late as 6th–10th century CE.
The Bhimbetka caves show evidence of paleolithic settlements in present-day Madhya Pradesh. [1] Stone Age tools have also been discovered at various places along the Narmada river valley. [ 2 ] Rock shelters with cave paintings , the earliest of which can be dated to 30,000 BCE, have also been discovered at a number of places. [ 3 ]
The pre-historic paintings were generally executed on rocks and these rock engravings were called petroglyphs.These paintings generally depict animals like bison, bear, tigers etc. [11] The oldest Indian paintings are rock art in caves which are around 30,000 years old, such as the Bhimbetka cave paintings.
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The sanctuary in all Indian religious structures, even free-standing ones, was designed to have the same cave-like feeling, as it is generally small and dark, without natural light. [5] The oldest rock-cut architecture is found in the Barabar caves , Bihar , which were built around the 3rd century BC.
Bhavabhūti (Devanagari: भवभूति) was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit.His plays are considered the equal of the works of Kalidasa.