Detourmap
Caves in India
India has 63 caves on Detourmap — caves, caverns, grottoes and the karst underground. The best known is Ajanta Caves. All of them are below.
- Caves
- 63
- Of nature
- 63 of 483
- Little known
- 36 of 63
- Oldest
- Ajanta Caves 200 BC
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1.Ajanta Caves
Nature · 2nd century BC · Iconic
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India
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2.Ellora Caves
Nature · Iconic
Ancient cave temples of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Maharashtra, India
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3.Bhimbetka rock shelters
Nature · Renowned
30,000+ years old archaeological World Heritage site in Madhya Pradesh, India
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4.Elephanta Caves
Nature · Renowned
Shiva cave temples and UNESCO world heritage site on a Mumbai harbor island
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8.Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Nature · Notable
Partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India
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10.Hathigumpha inscription
Nature · Notable
Hathigumpha Inscription consists of seventeen lines in a Central-Western form of Prakrit incised in a deep-cut Brahmi script on the overhanging brow of a natur…
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15.Belum Caves
Nature · Notable
Caves and archaeological site in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India
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56.Gudiyam Caves
Nature · Hidden gem
Rock shelters in South India, known for prehistoric stone tools and culture
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62.Vijasan Caves
Nature · Hidden gem
Buddhist caves near Bhadravati, an Archeological Survey of India (ASI) site of national importance
Questions about this page
How many caves are there in India?
63 on this map, out of 483 nature & landscapes in India. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known cave in India?
Ajanta Caves. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India.
Which caves in India are the least visited?
36 of the 63 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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