The Dhamnar Buddhist caves are four groups of laterite rock-cut caves from c. 7th-century, but variously dated between the 6th and 9th-century. Of the four groups, the southern group is the largest (51 caves), best preserved and typically visited. These include two colossal sculptures of the Buddha – one seated and one in parinirvana. This group has several stupas, chaityas and many small viharas. The other faces of the hill have three more groups, but they are little more than damaged rock cut cells.
They look crude and eroded when compared to other major rock-cut Buddhist monuments in India because they are carved in laterite rock that is inherently porous, coarse and friable.
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