Bagh Caves
Bagh caves are 50 kms west of Mandu, Moreover 97 km from Dhar and 158 km from Indore. The location of these caves is three kms from the main road between Indore and Vadodra. The caves are seven kms from Bagh village. Essentially these caves were carved out during 400 to 700 AD. The Buddhist in inspiration, of the nine caves, only five have survived and are caves carrying Buddhist motifs. When discovered these caves were in vary bad shape and recently restoration works began. These cave are worth giving a look before one proceeds further. The Bagh Caves renowned for mural paintings by master painters of ancient India. The Bagh caves, like those at Ajanta, were excavated by master craftsmen on the perpendicular rock face of a hill on the far bank of a seasonal stream, the Baghani. All of them are Viharas or monasteries: a small chamber usually at the back, forms the 'chaitya', the prayer hall.
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