Caves
A cave is a natural void (or empty place) in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground.
India have so many ancient caves that are like buried treasure in this vast country, still unexplored and mysterious. Most of the natural caves in India are Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cave temples.
This section of static gk is very important section part of competitive exams like IAS, SSC, RRB, CPO, KVS, NVS, RPSC, TNSC, MPPSC, UPSC, Railways, Banking and so many other states and central government job entrance exams.
Here we compiled the list of famous caves in India. You can download the pdf file of this post.
List of famous caveas in India
| S.No. | State | City | Cave Name |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | Akkanna Madanna Caves |
| Kurnool | Belum Caves | ||
| Prakasam | Bhairavakona Caves | ||
| Vizianagaram | Bodhikonda and Ghanikonda Caves, | ||
| Visakhapatnam | Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda, Anakapalle, Borra Caves, Aruku Valley, | ||
| West Godavari | Guntupalle Caves (Andhra Ajanta) | ||
| Guntur district | Undavalli Caves | ||
| 2 | Assam | Dima Hasao | Longthaini Noh |
| South Salmara | Dudhnath | ||
| 3 | Bihar | Son Bhandar Caves | Rajgir |
| Barabar Caves | Jehanabad | ||
| Lomas Rishi Caves | Sultanpur | ||
| 4 | Goa | Sanquelim | Harvalem Caves |
| 5 | Gujarat | Rajkot | Dhank Caves |
| Junagadh district | Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups, Bava Pyara Caves | ||
| Bharuch | Khambhalida Caves | ||
| Gir Somnath | Sana Caves | ||
| Kutch | Siyot Caves | ||
| Bhavnagar | Talaja Caves | ||
| 6 | Haryana | Mahendragarh | Dhosi Hill cave temple |
| Yamuna Nagar | Nar Narayan Cave Temple | ||
| Bhiwani | Tosham Hill cave temple | ||
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | Lahalpur | Masroor Rock Cut Temple |
| 8 | Karnatka | Bagalkot | Aihole Badami cave temple |
| Bengluru | Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, Hulimavu Shiva cave temple | ||
| Bidar | Narasimha Jharni | ||
| Dakshina Kannada | Nellitheertha Cave Temple | ||
| Hampi | Elora kailash temple | ||
| 9 | Kashmir | Anantnag | Amarnath Temple |
| Katra | Vaishno Devi Temple | ||
| 10 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Airurpara |
| Waynad | Ambukuthi mala, Edakkal Caves, Thovarimala Ezhuthupara | ||
| Ernakulam | Kallil Temple | ||
| Thrissur | Trikkur Mahadeva Temple | ||
| Piralimattam | Nedumala caves, | ||
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | Dhar | Bagh Caves |
| Bhopal | Bhimbetka rock shelters | ||
| Vidisha | Udaygiri Caves | ||
| 12 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad | Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad Caves, Ellora Caves |
| Pune | Bhaja Caves, Bedse Caves, Lenyadri Caves, Pataleshwar | ||
| Osmanabad | Dharashiv Caves | ||
| Ahmednagar | Dhokeshwar Mahadeva Cave Temple, Pitalkhora Caves | ||
| Mumbai | Elephanta Caves, Jogeshwari Caves, Kanheri Caves, Mahakali Caves, Mandapeshwar Caves | ||
| Lonavala | Karla Caves, Kondana Caves | ||
| Andheri | Kondivita Caves | ||
| Nashik | Pandavleni Caves | ||
| Dahanu | Bahrot Caves | ||
| Junnar | Manmodi Caves | ||
| 13 | Odisha | Jagatsinghpur | Ajaikapada Bhairava Temple |
| Dhenkanal | Ananta Shayana | ||
| Bhubaneswar | Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Brahma Temple (Bindusagar), Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves | ||
| Sambalpur | Anantasaayi Vishnu Temple | ||
| Dhenkanal | Annakoteshvara Temple | ||
| Cuttack | Bhattarika Temple, Brahma Temple (Niali), Brahmeswara Temple, Chateshwar Temple, Dhabaleswar | ||
| Morena | Chausath Jogini Mandir | ||
| Koraput | Gupteswar Cave | ||
| 14 | Tamilnadu | Malayampattu | Armamalai Cave |
| Chengalpattu | Atiranachanda Cave Temple | ||
| Pudukkottai | Sittanavasal Cave Temple | ||
| Mahabalipuram | Varaha Cave Temple | ||
| Kanyakumari | Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple | ||
| 15 | Uttrakhand | Pithoragarh | Patal Bhuvaneshwar |