Kondane Cave Art was found in Maharashtra
Q. Recently Kondane Cave Art was found. It is in which state?- Published on 04 Mar 16a. Haryana
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
ANSWER: Maharashtra
- 40 rock paintings recently discovered in the Kondane caves in Raigarh district in Maharashtra.
- The style and articulation of these paintings suggest that they have been drawn during the late historical period of second century B.C. onwards” because some of the caves [where these images have been found] were excavated in the first century B.C.
- The images were found in both natural caverns and man-made caves. The man-made caves also feature Buddhist architecture such as a ‘chaitya’ (prayer hall) and a monastery.
- Maharashtra was absent on the rock art map of India before 2003. However, several rock art sites in the Chandrapur and Nagpur regions of Vidarbha were found.
- The rock paintings, in red and black hues, were found in the corners and the ceilings of the caves.
- Since the paintings are on basalt rock surface, exfoliation is a problem. So the images require proper chemical treatment.
- A chaitya is a Buddhist prayer hall with a stupa at one end. A vihara is a monastery. The Buddhist rock-cut architecture found in these caves belongs to the Hinayana phase of Buddhism.
