Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster
Vakataka–Kalachuri (450–600 CE)·Buddhist Mahayana Tantric·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster
Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster in Maharashtra, India is a Vakataka–Kalachuri (450–600 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Mahayana Tantric. Northern Vakataka caves 6–7 with Tantric BuddhistAvalokiteshvara and complex female deity group. Aurangabad 12 caves bridging Ajanta and Ellora with Ganesh outside.
Why it mattersKey Buddhist Mahayana Tantric reference site for the Maharashtra
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 CE
- Period
- Vakataka–Kalachuri (450–600 CE)
- Culture
- Buddhist Mahayana Tantric
- Purpose
- Northern Vakataka caves 6–7 with Tantric BuddhistAvalokiteshvara and complex female deity group
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
19.9100° N · 75.3000° E · 600 m · 3 mapped features
- Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster — Chaitya HallchaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa19.9102° N · 75.3001° E
- Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster — Vihara CellsviharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds19.9098° N · 75.3002° E
- Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster — Façade GavakshafacadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving19.9104° N · 75.2998° E
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