Barabar Caves
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
- Where
- Jehanabad, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.0050, 85.0630
Get the Barabar Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Barabar Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Barabar Caves
Gurpa Peak 24 km
Where Mahakassapa is said to be waiting.
Vishnupad Temple 26 km
A footprint in rock, and the rites for the dead.
Mangla Gauri Temple 26 km
A shakti peetha on a hill at Gaya where the breast is said to have fallen.
Saptaparni Cave 35 km
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
Mahabodhi Temple 35 km
Beside the descendant of the tree the Buddha sat under, and one of the earliest brick temples still standing in India.
Rajgir 36 km
Five hills around the first Magadhan capital, with hot springs and the ridge where the Buddha preached.
Vulture Peak 39 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
Rajgir Hills 41 km
Five hills ringing the old Magadhan capital, with a cyclopean wall running over them.
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Questions
Where is Barabar Caves?
Barabar Caves is in Jehanabad, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gurpa Peak (24 km), Vishnupad Temple (26 km), Mangla Gauri Temple (26 km).
How do I get the Barabar Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Barabar Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Barabar Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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