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Sittanavasal Cave Paintings

Pudukkottai, India

Sittanavasal Cave Paintings
Photo by R.K.Lakshmi / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Some of the earliest surviving murals in India, painted around the 7th century in a Jain rock-cut cave at the top of a 25-metre granite hill. The lotus pond scene is the iconic image.

Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

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