Bagh Caves

The Bagh Caves are a group of nine rock-cut monuments, situated among the southern slopes of the Vindhya Range in Bagh town of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh in central India.

[citation needed] The Bagh caves, like those at Ajanta, were excavated by master craftsmen on perpendicular sandstone rock face of a hill on the far bank of a seasonal stream, the Baghani.

The ground prepared was a reddish-brown gritty and thick mud plaster, laid out on the walls and ceilings.

To prevent further loss of the values of Indian classical art, most paintings were carefully removed in 1982 and today can be seen in the Gujari Mahal Archeological Museum, in Gwalior.

[4] A copperplate inscription of Maharaja Subandhu recording his donation for the repair of the vihara was found at the site of Cave 2.