7 Wonderful Cave Temples Of India
By siliconindia
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Friday, 07 October 2011, 19:00 IST
6.Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
The Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in Raisen District in Madhya Pradesh. They come under the archeological World Heritage Site. The Bhimbetka shelters exhibit the earliest traces of human life in India. Many archeological reports have pointed that these shelters were inhabited by man 100,000 years ago. Some of the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are approximately 30,000 years old. The name Bhimbetka is associated with Bhima, a hero in the epic Mahabharat renowned for his immense strength. Bhimbetka means "sitting place of Bhima".