Aurangabad Cave 4 features a square chaitya (prayer hall) with vaulted stone ribs. The stupa has a round base and is topped with a harmika (platform)

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The Aurangabad caves are twelve rock-cut Buddhist shrines, carved between the 6th & the 8th century, close to the city of Aurangabad. Located on the Sihaychal hills running roughly east to west, its sculptures are comparable to the UNESCO World Heritage monuments of Ajanta and Ellora, but the caves are much smaller, more decrepit and less visited. The carvings are notable for incorporating later Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist artwork.

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Size: 3120px × 4160px
Location: Aurangabad, India
Photo credit: © positivesoundvision / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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