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The Karle Stupa is an ancient rock-cut Buddhist monument located inside the Karla Caves complex in Maharashtra, India. Carved out of the hillside during the 1st century BCE under the Satavahana dynasty, it is housed within the largest ancient Buddhist chaitya, or prayer hall, in the country. The stu...
The Amaravati Stupa, or Mahachaitya, is an ancient Buddhist monument located in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Constructed between the 3rd century BCE and the 2nd century CE, it was a prominent center for early Buddhism in South India. The monument was extensively decorated with exquisitely carve...
The Bhaja Stupa is an early Buddhist rock-cut monument located within the Bhaja Caves complex in Maharashtra, India, dating back to the 2nd century BCE. Situated inside a chaitya-griha, or prayer hall, it represents one of the earliest surviving examples of Indian rock-cut architecture from the Sata...
The Jagayyapeta Stupa in Andhra Pradesh, India, is a ruined Buddhist monument built in the 2nd century BCE during the reign of the Ikshvaku dynasty.
The Dhulikatta Stupa is a significant Buddhist monument located in Telangana, India, constructed during the Satavahana period in the 2nd century BCE. It is an excavated site distinguished by its elaborate stone ayaka platforms, which are characteristic structural elements of ancient South Asian stup...
The Pitalkhora Caves are an ancient Buddhist rock cut complex in Maharashtra, India, containing monastic halls, worship spaces, sculptures, inscriptions, and stupas. Their surviving architecture belongs to the early phases of Buddhist cave construction in the western Deccan and includes a chaitya ha...
Vaddamanu is an important archaeological site in Andhra Pradesh, India, known for its ancient Buddhist stupas and inscriptions dating to the 1st century CE.
This ancient rock-cut stupa is housed within the Bedse Caves of Maharashtra, India, representing a well-preserved Buddhist chaitya hall from the 1st century BCE.
The Kanganhalli Stupa in Karnataka, India, is a 1st-century BCE monument notable for its inscribed limestone panels depicting scenes from Buddha's life and early donors.
The Ghantasala Stupa in Andhra Pradesh, India, is a 2nd-century CE Buddhist monument unique for its rare, stepped-pyramid architectural design rather than the traditional dome.
