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The caves are centered around a prominent rock structure known as "satbaran", which features seven carved openings referred to as sath barr (lit. ' seven doors '). [1] [2] Local legends, citing ancestral accounts, associate these openings with seven different routes, including a supposed underground passage which was used by Russians, as well as six other routes leading to different countries.
Some notable archaeological sites in India include Rakhigarhi, an archaeological site located in the state of Haryana, India. Mohenjo-Daro [ 5 ] and Harappa are also ancient archaeological sites that were once a part of India, but now lie within the borders of Pakistan.
India: Largest burial site of IVC, with 65 burials, found in India Ganweriwala: Punjab: Pakistan: Equidistant from both Harappa and Mohenjodaro, it is near a dry bed of the former Ghaggar River. It is a site of almost the same size as Mahenjo-daro. It may have been the third major center in the IVC as it is near to the copper-rich mines in ...
[15] [16] Many believe it to be the site in which Buddha spent some time before his death, [17] and where the first Buddhist council was held after the Buddha died (paranirvana). [ 15 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The Buddha himself had also used the Indrasala Cave for meditation, starting a tradition of using caves, natural or man-made, as religious ...
Category: Archaeological sites in India. ... (24 C) A. Ancient Indian archaeological sites (4 P) B. Buddhist sites in India ...
Nalanda, largest university of ancient time and one of the oldest; Mahaballipuram; Manda, Jammu; Mandi, Uttar Pradesh; Masrur Temples; Meenakshi Temple; Pattadakal; Pandu Rajar Dhibi; Pattanam (South India) [2] Qutub Minar; Rakhigarhi; Rock edicts of Khalsi; Rewari, site of a large hoard of copper artefacts; Sanchi; Sisupalgarh, Mauryan fort ...
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This is a list of cities in South Asia thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the Pala Empire).. In alphabetical order. Amaravati; Anga (modern day Bhagalpur)