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DIVINE DECCAN WESTERN WISDOM

ANDhRA PRADESh
RAJASThAN
Bojjannakonda

bojjannakonda and lingalakonda are two buddhist sites Mansa Devi Cave
near Visakhapatnam which exist on adjacent hillocks Mansa Devi Cave is
near a village called sankaram. The others close by situated in Jhunjhunu
are Thotlakonda, bavikonda, and Pavurallakonda. district of rajasthan. The
V. Niharika, IX, DAV School, Visakhapatnam
temple is built inside the
Belum Caves cave and is dedicated to Illustration by: Shreya Birmiwal, IX A,
belum Caves located in the Kurnool district are the second goddess Mansa Devi. it B N Sr. Sec. School, Jhunjhunu
is believed that the image
largest caves in india, known for its stalagmite formations. of the goddess was found
it is a natural underground cave formed by the constant by a priest when he was passing by. From that day people
flow of underground water. The cave has its deepest point started worshipping the cave temple.
known as Patalganga.
Shreya Birmiwal, IX, Adarsh Bal Niketan Sr. Sec. School, Jhunjhunu
Akansha Ubale, XE, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad

TELANGANA MAhARAShTRA

Twin Caves of Nalgonda Bedse Caves

The twin caves of Nalgonda of Telangana district is bedse Caves situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra
believed to be the home to the pre-historic man. are dated back to the 1st century bC. it hasa well-
The Department of archaeology and Museums have defined chaitya with a stupa in one cave while the other
discovered that these are probably the oldest caves in is a vihara.
Telangana. Priyadarshini Gotipamul, VI, S.R. Chandak English High School, Solapur
B. Sairoop, X, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, Jubilee Hills, Kanheri Caves
Hyderabad
Kanheri comes from a sanskrit
KARNATAKA word Krishnagiri which means
‘black Mountain’. Kanheri was an
Nellitheeratha Cave important buddhist settlement,
Nellitheeratha Cave temple is and today is close to Mumbai.
located in Dakshina Kannada Nearly 52 legible inscriptions
district of Karnataka. This cave and 26 epigraphs have been
temple is dedicated to lord Illustration by: KLE School, discovered here. These caves date
th
shiva and dates back to the 15 Dharwad back to 1st century bCe to the Illustration by: Diviyakala S,
VIII A, Royal Park School,
century aD. 10th century Ce. There are in total Salem
Shinia Gupta, X F2, P.K.R. Jain Public School, Ambala City, Haryana 109 caves.
Shannon, IX E, Bhavan’s SL Public School, Amritsar; Yashraj Mohanty, IXC,
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
TAMIL NADU
Madurai Jain Caves GUJARAT
even though Jainism might have originated in
North india, it has a 1000-year history in south india, Khapara Kodia Caves
particularly Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has many Jain The Khapara Kodia caves belong to 3rd-4th century aD.
shrines, images, and monasteries carved in the hills of These buddhist monastic caves were carved during the
Tamil Nadu. times of King asoka and were used as a monsoon shelter.
S.R. Darshini, VII A, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Coimbatore These caves were situated on the banks of ancient
P. Sahasra Rini, IX C, DAV Public School, Vishakapatnam sudarshan lake which no longer exists.

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