🕉️ Cave Temples of the World

These are the world's notable cave-temples — monastic halls and shrines hollowed out of cliff faces and natural caverns, from Ajanta to rock-cut Buddhist and Hindu grottoes. Each profile shows where the temple is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

8 cave temples from 2 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any cave temple for its full profile.

Asia (8)

Asia (8 cave temples)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.