Findings
Dr. E. Sivanagi Reddy and team documented 9th-century Jain rock-cut caves at Ananthagiri, Vikarabad. With rock-cut beds, lamp niches, and a mutilated Jina image, these caves once housed Jain ascetics during Sallekhana Vrata. Only six of the original fifteen survive; others were damaged during recent pathway works.
Site
20.05.2025
Jain Rock Cut Caves, 9th cen CE (Rashtrakuta dynasty), Ananthagiri Hills, Vikarabad Dist., Telangana.
Call to Action
We urged temple authorities and Vikarabad Municipality to remove whitewash, improve access, and install interpretive signage to protect and promote this heritage site.
Findings
Dr. E. Sivanagi Reddy and team documented 9th-century Jain rock-cut caves at Ananthagiri, Vikarabad. With rock-cut beds, lamp niches, and a mutilated Jina image, these caves once housed Jain ascetics during Sallekhana Vrata. Only six of the original fifteen survive; others were damaged during recent pathway works.
Site
20.05.2025
Jain Rock Cut Caves, 9th cen CE (Rashtrakuta dynasty), Ananthagiri Hills, Vikarabad Dist., Telangana.
Call to Action
We urged temple authorities and Vikarabad Municipality to remove whitewash, improve access, and install interpretive signage to protect and promote this heritage site.
