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Buddhism
has made quite an impact on Maharashtra and
one can witness it at the various cave sites that are situated around the
state. The Ajanta and
Ellora caves are the
greatest specimen's of rock-cut architecture and Buddhist culture.
Excavated between the 3rd and 11th centuries, the 12 exquisite caves of
Aurangabad belong to the Buddhist
era. Known as the oldest Buddhist caves in India, the Pithaikhora caves
form a link between the art of Amravati and Sanchi. Though there are no
representations of Buddha found in the 2nd century caves of Kanheri,
symbolic representation of his religion are found over here.
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