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characteristics of their styles for any approximation to their relative
ages. As already stated, all the more important temples of the
Bralimans were excavated between 500 and 800 a.d., though some
comparatively insignificant ones may be traced back to as early a
date as the fourth century.

Liable to some transpositions we may arrange the Brahmanical
caves in the following approximately chronological order :—

1. Saiva cave at Aihole in the Kaladgi district, south of Bijapur,

a.d. 500-550.

2. Badami caves—one Saiva and two Vaishnava caves, in Kaladgi

district, a.d. 550-579.

3. Karusa caves, between Ausa and Kalyana in the Haidarabad

territory, a.d. 500-700.

4. Jogai Amba Mandap, a Saiva cave near Mominabad in

the Dekhan, and Bhamburde cave near Poona, a.d. 550-
600.

5. Dhokeswara cave, between Junnar and Ahmadnagar, a.d.

550-600.

6. Sameswara cave at Elura, a.d. 600-650.

7. Ravana-ka Khai and Das Avatara at Elura, a.d. 600-700.

8. Dumar Lena and Elura, caves, north of Eameswara, a.d. 650-

725.

9. Mablvallipur Eathas, and caves on the coast thirty miles

south of Madras, a.d. 650-700.

W- Undavalli Vaishnava cave on the Krishna at Bejwada, a.d.
650-700.

U- Elephanta, Jogeswari, and Mandapeswara caves, near
Bombay, a.d. 725-775.

12- Caves at Patur, in Berar, Pudreswara, not far from Ajanta,
Patna, in Khandesh, and scattered caves in the neighbour-
hood of Satara, a.d. 700-800.
3- Kailasa monolithic Saiva temple at Elura, with its adjuncts,

a.d. 725-800.
1 Dlamnar Brahmanical caves, 750-800.

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