Caves in India

The forest hums softly, like it’s alive and listening, outside the “Devil’s Kitchen.”

Cut into the rock face of a hill, this ancient cave temple is believed to be one of the oldest structures in Pune.

Ancient rock-cut caves adorned with Buddhist inscriptions and sculptures.

A complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves with a large, well preserved prayer hall.

The caves are the oldest surviving structures in the city of Pune.

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.