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JaNuary - MarCh 2016 VOl. 13 No. 1
CAVE CREATIONS

Enter this dark
cave with me,
Nature's marvel in india, historical evidence suggests that,
for all to see, the early humans lived in rock shelters ELLORA CAVES
Painted, chiselled
What a beauty!! or caves. The evidence of cave paintings The epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture,
of bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh is With the most divine temple structure.
a testimony in itself that caves had Situated near Aurangabad city,
been unique residences for the early Along with the idols which are pretty.
humans. These caves later also had a
multipurpose use as temples, shelters One needs to be brave,
and tombs. some served as buddhist, To walk inside the cave.
Jain monasteries whereas some were Where lie the chaityas, viharas and hall,
dedicated to hindu gods and deities. These rock cut caves indeed stand tall.
Dear Friends, it is observed that a very large ratio of Rashmi, IX-C, Hans Raj Model School, Delhi
Can you see yourself living in caves indian cave paintings belong to the
nowadays? According to archaeological Chalcolithic period and historic period.
excavations, Early man used the rock
shelters to protect himself from the imagine being so powerfully determined LIVING IN SOLITUDE
furies of nature. These caves were in your devotion to your god that
the earliest examples of ‘natural art when confronted with a vertical stone Cholanaikkan of the Karulai and
galleries’ located on hillocks, steep cliffs Chunagathara forest ranges
or near water. mountain, your first thought is: ‘i must of Kerala was perhaps the only
Caves are found all across the country carve this into a cave temple with my remaining tribal community in
and cave architecture and paintings brave hands’. let us admire the world of Asia living in solitude in rock-cave
are examples of creativity, skills and caves! shelters near streams until they
craftsmanship. were first contacted in the late
Let’s explore the world of these M. Nishhitha Yadav, X-D, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s 1960s!
fascinating cave creations in our current Public School, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad; Tamanna
issue! Sangwan, VIII-D, DAV Public School, Sec-14, Gurgaon
Wish all our readers a HAPPY NEW
YEAR.

CONTENTS
Cave Creations 1
Nature’s artistry 2
Cave legends 3
Caves and early Man 4
The bhimbetka story 5
rock-Cut Marvels 6
amazing ajanta 7
Creative Caves of india 8-11
My brush with Caves 12
activities 4 u 13-14
heritage News 15
Prize winners, what’s Next? 16
Illustration by: Tanvi Narwal, XI C, Summer Fields School DLF City, PH-1, Gurgaon
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