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Aurangabad Caves

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ਇਸਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ Aurangabad Buddhist Caves

ਸੰਖੇਪ ਜਵਾਬ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00–17:30, last entry 17:00. ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼: ₹25 ਭਾਰਤੀ · ₹300 ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ. 1.5 hrs ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ। ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00 – 10:00।

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The Aurangabad caves are twelve rock-cut Buddhist shrines carved in 6th-7th century CE. They are located on a hill running roughly east to west, close to the Bi
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ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
08:00–17:30
ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਫ਼ੀਸ
₹25 ਭਾਰਤੀ
ਟਿਕਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ
ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
1.5 hrs
ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ
08:00 – 10:00
ਵਧੀਆ ਮਹੀਨੇ
Oct – Mar
ਪਤਾ
Aurangabad Caves Road, near Bibi Ka Maqbara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra 431001

Aurangabad Caves ਬਾਰੇ

Aurangabad Caves hold 12 rock-cut Buddhist shrines carved into a basalt hill roughly 2 km from Bibi Ka Maqbara, split into a western group (Caves I–V) and an eastern group (Caves VI–IX) with a smaller unfinished cluster beyond. Unlike Ellora's dense concentration of 34 caves, these are spread thinly enough that a visitor can often stand alone in a chamber that took decades to hollow out. Cave 7 carries the site's signature carving: a bracket figure of a female attendant dressing beside a Bodhisattva panel, cut with the kind of anatomical softness usually associated with the later Ajanta murals rather than stone relief. The basalt itself is coarser-grained than the sandstone at Ajanta, and tool marks are still visible on unfinished ceiling sections in the northern group.

ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਮਾਂ: 08:00 – 10:00। When the western group (Caves I–V) catches direct light on the veranda carvings and the site holds only a handful of visitors.

Aurangabad Caves ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

Aurangabad Caves 08:00 ਵਜੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ 17:30 ਵਜੇ ਬੰਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਂਦਾ: ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਐਤਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਉਹੀ ਸਮਾਂ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
08:00–17:30
Mon–Sun08:00–17:30
ਬੰਦ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ
ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ asi.nic.in ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ

Aurangabad Caves ਟਿਕਟ ਕੀਮਤ

Entry fees for Aurangabad Caves
ਟਿਕਟਕੀਮਤ
ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ₹25
ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਸੈਲਾਨੀ₹300
ਬੱਚੇਮੁਫ਼ਤ
ਕੈਮਰਾਮੁਫ਼ਤ

Children under 15 enter free. Still photography is unrestricted; there is no separate camera fee. As of 2026, verify at the counter, since fee revisions for this site are less frequently reported than for Ellora or Ajanta.

ਕੀਮਤਾਂ asi.nic.in ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ. ਇਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ — ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ। ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਲਿਖਦੇ ਹਾਂ

Aurangabad Caves ਘੁੰਮਣ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਸਮਾਂ

  • Quiet
  • Moderate
  1. 08:00 – 10:00

    Morning OpeningBest time to go

    Gates open at 08:00. Visitor counts stay in single digits most weekday mornings, giving unobstructed access to Cave 7's carvings.

    Quiet
  2. 10:00 – 13:00

    Late Morning

    A modest rise in domestic visitors, usually those who have already covered Bibi Ka Maqbara. Still well below Ellora-level footfall.

    Moderate
  3. 13:00 – 15:30

    Midday Heat

    The exposed hillside path between cave groups gets uncomfortably hot; most visitors avoid this window, leaving the site nearly empty.

    Quiet
  4. 15:30 – 17:30

    Late Afternoon

    A second, smaller wave of visitors arrives for cooler temperatures and better light on the western group before the 17:30 close.

    Moderate

Aurangabad Caves ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ

Carving at Aurangabad Caves began as early as the 1st or 2nd century CE with Cave 4, a Hinayana-phase chaitya hall contemporary with the earliest work at nearby Ajanta. Most of the site, however, dates to the 6th and 7th centuries CE under Vakataka and later Kalachuri-era patronage, when Mahayana and early Vajrayana Buddhism dominated cave excavation across the Deccan. Cave 7's tantric imagery — goddesses paired with Bodhisattva figures in ritual poses — is among the earliest surviving evidence of Vajrayana iconography in western India, predating its fuller development at sites like Ellora's later Buddhist caves. The northern cluster (Caves X–XII) was abandoned mid-excavation, leaving rough-cut chambers that show the quarrying method: horizontal galleries driven inward from a cliff face, then carved from the ceiling down. Because the site sits outside the main Ajanta-Ellora circuit, it drew far less scholarly attention until the twentieth century and remains comparatively under-documented.

Aurangabad Caves ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ

The ticket office at the base of the access path issues a single combined pass for both the western and eastern groups; keep it, since a second checkpoint partway along the ridge path verifies entry. The connecting path between the two cave clusters is an open hillside walk of about 15 minutes with minimal shade, so carrying water matters more here than at the better-serviced Ellora site. Flash photography is discouraged in the interior shrine chambers to limit light exposure on the carved relief. No official guides are stationed on-site; visitors wanting interpretation should arrange one in advance through a Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-based operator rather than expect one at the gate.

Aurangabad Caves ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਸੁਝਾਅ

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    Aurangabad Caves receive a fraction of Ellora's footfall, which makes it one of the few Buddhist rock-cut sites in the region where photographs of the carvings come out free of other visitors. Combine the visit with Bibi Ka Maqbara in the same morning, since a single auto-rickshaw fare of ₹150–200 covers both with waiting time. Cave 7's bracket figures are easiest to photograph between 08:00 and 09:30, when low-angle sunlight reaches the veranda without the midday glare that flattens the relief later in the day. There is no food or water vendor at the site itself; the nearest reliable stop is a roadside stall near Bibi Ka Maqbara's parking area, about 2 km back toward the city.

Aurangabad Caves ਤੱਕ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚੀਏ

ਲਾਲ ਤਾਰਾ Aurangabad Caves ਹੈ; ਨੰਬਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਿਨ ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਗਾਈਡਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ 3 ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਹਨ, ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਆਪਣੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਰੈਂਕ ਨਾਲ. ਵੇਰਵੇ ਲਈ ਪਿਨ 'ਤੇ ਟੈਪ ਕਰੋ।

Aurangabad Caves Road, near Bibi Ka Maqbara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra 431001Google Maps ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼

  • Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU) ਤੋਂ

    ₹160–₹230

    7 km · 20 min

    Prepaid taxi); ₹110–₹160 (auto-rickshaw, negotiated

  • Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB) ਤੋਂ

    ₹100–₹150

    6 km · 20 min

    Auto-rickshaw, negotiated

  • Bibi Ka Maqbara ਤੋਂ

    ₹40–₹70

    2 km · 7–10 min

    Auto-rickshaw, often bundled into a return fare

ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU) ਤੋਂ

7 km, approximately 20 minutes by road.

ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB) ਤੋਂ

6 km, approximately 20 minutes.

Aurangabad Caves — ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

Are Aurangabad Caves worth visiting alongside Ellora and Ajanta?

Yes, if time allows a third stop. Aurangabad Caves are smaller and less crowded than Ellora or Ajanta, but Cave 7's tantric Buddhist carvings are not duplicated at either larger site, making it a genuine addition rather than a repeat.

How many caves are open to visitors at Aurangabad Caves?

Nine of the twelve caves are substantially complete and open — the western group (Caves I–V) and eastern group (Caves VI–IX). The northern cluster (Caves X–XII) was left unfinished and shows only rough excavation.

Is there a guide available at Aurangabad Caves?

No official guides are stationed at the site. Visitors who want detailed interpretation should book a guide in advance through a Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar tour operator before arriving.

How long does it take to walk between the two cave groups?

About 15 minutes along an open hillside path with limited shade. Carrying water is advisable, especially for a midday visit.

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