Features of Bagh Caves
- These all caves are quadrangular-shaped “viharas,”. A small room known as the “chaitya,” or prayer hall is typically placed in the back.
- The most significant of the five caves that still exist is Cave 4, popularly referred to as the Rang Mahal.
- On the walls and ceilings, a thick layer of reddish-brown, gritty, mud plaster was applied.
- The murals at Bagh represent the ‘Golden Age‘ of Indian classical art.
- The walls and ceilings of the Viharas of Bagh were painted with tempera, and fragments of it can still be seen in Caves 3 and 4.
- The best-preserved cave is Cave 2, also referred to as “Pandava Cave.”
- The nature of these pieces of art is more materialistic than spiritual.
The Paintings Of Bagh Caves
Bagh caves refer to the collection of nine rock-cut monuments which are located in the southern part of Vindhyas which is near Bagh, Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh in India. Around 6 th century they were integrated and known as mural paintings by ancient Indian artists. These are examples of Indian rock-cut construction.