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There are different types of high-altitude habitats, from high mountain peaks (Nanda Devi at 7,817 m (25,646 ft) is India's second-highest mountain) to alpine meadows. In addition to numerous mountain plant species, the area is home to the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear, and bharal. Nanda Devi NP was originally listed alone in ...
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Photos of rock-cut Bhaja cave; India rock cut Temples Study Project and Photos of Sculpture Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; History of Architecture Site; Architectural Styles; New York Times article 'Rock-cut temple of the many faced God', August 19, 1984; St. Olaf College Art Course Handouts Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
[6] in British India, around 1,100 (80%) sites are located on the plains between the rivers Ganges and Indus. [3] The oldest-known site of the Indus Valley Civilization, Bhirrana , [ 7 ] and the largest site, Rakhigarhi , [ 8 ] are located in the Indian state of Haryana .
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The very act of digging artificial caves in the rock, of which the Barabar caves represent the oldest case in India, was probably inspired by the caves dug in the rock of the Achaemenids, as is the case in Naqsh-e Rostam. [30] It seems, however, that in India there had been an ancient tradition of ascetics using caves. [31] Local development
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 inscriptions and architecture suggest that Yasovarman's influence had reached the Himalayan foothills in north India, and the central Indian influence is illustrated in the architectural style adopted for Masrur temples rather than the styles found in ruined and excavated temples of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. [7]