An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c18.s1.3
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c18.s1.3
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Twelve sites of rock art are situated in and around PACHMARHI town in the Mahadeo Hills in Dt Hoshangabad. In the Kaimur Range between Chhatarpur on the w., Robertsganj on the e., Mirzapur on the n. and Rewa on the s. as many as 40 sites of rock art are known. Other important centres are the Chambal valley around Rampura and Bhanpura towns in Dt Mandasaur, KABRA PAHAR and SINGHANPUR near Raigarh in e. Madhya Pradesh, Baroda forest area near Sagar in the same State, and Benakal forest area near Raichur in Karnataka. Isolated rock paintings are known from as far n. as Barachhira in Dt Almora in the Middle Himalayas and as far s. as Maraiyur in Dt Idukki in the Nilgiris.