Brabar Caves

 

Barabar Caves

                   Long time back I was in Gaya and covering some stories, then I came to know that there is an ancient surviving rock caves about 75 Kms South of Patna. So one day I chalked out a programmed to visit that unique rocks and set out for the same. While reaching there I found to my dismay after seeing the unique rock caves formations just near the Falgu River. While moving around I came to know that there are four caves—

1.      Karan Chaupar,

2.      Lomas Rishi

3.      Sudama and the

4.      Vishwakarma

                       A unique caves built by cutting a single rock during Maurya period is of 3^rd Century A.D. The oldest surviving rocks situated Makdumpur area of Jehenabad district is 25 Kms North of Gaya district of Bihar. As folklore goes it is built by Emperor Ashoka for his Ajivika ascetic so it is also called Buddhists sect caves. While moving around the caves my eyes became wide to see the uniqueness of the caves. On some wall ancient Buddhists scripts are engraved. There are some unique entrances, the walls are cut very minutely and polished like mirror image can be formed for this the artisans of those period had used sand stones to make the wall shiny and smooth to touch, and in intense heat it was giving cool feeling inside the rocks. The caves are shaped after cutting hard Granite stones, so it is still standing after facing lot of adverse weathers all through these periods.

 

Places to visit:-

Bodh Gaya, Pret Shila hills.Vishnupad temple

 

How to Reach

Air Ports Near By Gaya approx 30 Kms

Railway Stations Makdumpur,Gaya 06 Kms

By Road Distances to Barabar Caves is six Kms from Makdumpur.

 

Accommodation

List of Hotel/Dharamshala/lodge in Gaya, Bihar

There are many high and low budget Hotels in Gaya.

 

Text and Photo by –Ashok Karan,

 ashokkaran.blogspot.com

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