Lomas Rishi Cave
Cave · Ajivika origin; a Krishna murti was installed by the Maukhari king Anantavarman · Sultanpur, Jehanabad, Bihar
Visitors come for the facade; devotional use of the cave itself is historical rather than current
The best-known of the Barabar caves, cut into monolithic granite about 30 km north of Gaya, with Sudama cave immediately to its left. Its entrance carries the earliest example of the chaitya arch, an ogee-shaped hut-style facade with a frieze of elephants advancing toward stupas, imitating wooden construction and setting the pattern for all later Indian rock-cut facades. Unlike the neighbouring caves it carries no dedication inscription. ASI Monument of National Importance.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Barabar
- Status
- Coming Soon
Yatras that include Lomas Rishi Cave
- Mauryan and Ashokan Bihar: The arched facade in the same hill, copied in stone from a wooden original.
Experiences here
- Sit in a cave: People have gone to these rooms to be alone for two thousand two hundred years
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Barabar
Nearby places
- Barabar Caves: Shaiva devotees climb to the Siddheshwar Nath temple, and the caves draw pilgrims and visitors as the...
- Nagarjuni Caves: They are visited as the companion set to Barabar and as some of the oldest dated rock-cut chambers and...
- Kauvadol: It is a secondary stop on the Barabar circuit; images at the foot of the hill still receive local...
- Siddheshwar Nath Temple, Barabar: It is the active place of worship on Barabar hill; Shaiva pilgrims climb for jalabhishek, particularly...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Lomas Rishi Cave important?
The best-known of the Barabar caves, cut into monolithic granite about 30 km north of Gaya, with Sudama cave immediately to its left. Its entrance carries the earliest example of the chaitya arch, an ogee-shaped hut-style facade with a frieze of elephants advancing toward stupas, imitating wooden construction and setting the pattern for all later Indian rock-cut facades. Unlike the neighbouring caves it carries no dedication inscription. ASI Monument of National Importance.
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