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Cave and Rock-Cut Architecture Found in India! Before the Gupta period the chief architectural remains, other than stupas and their surrounding gateways and railings, are artificial caves, excavated for religious purposes. Early cave specimens were excavated on wooden models—standardised religious meeting places consisting of thatched huts. The early caves—two at Barabar (near Gaya) and Nagarjuni Hills are quite unadorned. The [...]