![]() ![]() The details regarding the construction of these bunkers are extremely interesting. According to the inscriptions found inside these bunkers, it appears that some sort of ascetic Buddhist or Hindu would have been sheltered there. According to the researchers, these bunkers were made 2600 years ago. Two artificial bunkers were recently discovered in Barabar and Nagarjuna, both located in the Bihar area. To the right from the entrance, one can see the traces of inscription from 245 BC (cave here is named Supiya and hill – Khalatika) “The King’s Grace, when he had been consecrated nineteen years, granted the Supiya Cave in the Khalatika Hill for as long as sun and moon endure.” Later it has been named also Bodhimula (The root of intelligence), Daridra Kandara (the cave of the poor). At the western end of the room there is platform – the only unpolished detail. ![]() Northern side of the hill contains cave named Karna Chaupar (also Karan Chaupar) with floor area 10 x 4.2 m. These caves are considered to be the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India dating back from the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE), during the reign of Emperor Ashoka. The centuries old inscriptions inscribed on the walls of caves telling that king Ashoka gifted and dedicated some cave chambers to Ajivika followers & hence these two Barabar & Nagarjuni caves, located in the Makhdumpur block of Jehanabad district of Bihar, represents the beginnings of the tradition of rock-cut architecture in India.Ībout 16 miles to the north of Gaya, Bihar, one can witness the earliest rock-cut architecture of India – Barabar & Nagarjuni Caves. ![]() India is best known in the world for the exquisite cave architecture. ![]()
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