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Ajanta Cave 26 is a chaitya-griha, or Buddhist prayer hall, carved into the rock of the Ajanta Caves complex in Maharashtra, India, during the 5th century CE. The structure contains a large, solid stupa located in the apse, serving as an object of veneration for monks. It is distinguished by a large...
The Ajanta Cave 10 stupa is the central religious monument within a rock-cut chaitya hall at the Ajanta Caves complex in Maharashtra, India. Dating to the 1st century BCE, it belongs to the earliest phase of construction at the site under the Satavahana dynasty. The cave is laid out as an apsidal ha...
The Karla Chaitya Stupa is a rock-cut Buddhist prayer hall (chaitya) located inside Karla Cave No. 8 near Lonavala in Maharashtra, India, dating roughly to the 1st century BCE or 1st century CE. The hall is one of the largest early rock-cut chaitya halls in India and features an apsidal plan with ro...
The Bhaja Chaitya Stupa is an ancient rock-cut architectural structure located in Cave 12 at Bhaja in Maharashtra, India. Dating back to the 2nd century BCE, it is recognized as one of the earliest surviving chaitya halls in the country. The site reflects the early phases of Indian rock-cut architec...
Kanheri Cave 3 is a prominent rock-cut Buddhist chaitya, or prayer hall, located within the Kanheri Caves complex in Mumbai, India. The cave houses a large, hemispherical stupa at its apse, which served as an object of veneration for monks and worshipers. Excavated primarily during the 2nd century C...
The Bedse Caves are a pair of rock-cut Buddhist monuments located near Kamshet in Maharashtra, India, dating to approximately the 1st century BCE during the Satavahana period. The complex consists of a chaitya, or prayer hall, and a vihara, or monastery. Cave 7 is the chaitya hall and contains a roc...
Pandavleni Cave Stupa is the stone stupa in Nashik Cave 18, India, the only chaitya of the Trirashmi caves and likely near the 1st century BCE.
The Kalutara Chaitya is a modern Buddhist stupa located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, notable for its hollow interior design, which allows visitors to enter the structure. Completed in the late 20th century, the massive, all-white dagoba sits prominently near the Kalu River and the main road. Inside, the...
