Mural Paintings
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| 1 | Bhimbetka | Madhya Pradesh | Hunting, dancing, animals | Prehistoric to Medieval | Ancient India | ||
| 2 | Lakhudiyar | Uttarakhand | Hand-linked dancers | Prehistoric | Ancient India | ||
| 3 | Kupgallu, Piklihal, Tekkalakotta | Karnataka | Cattle, bruised figures | Prehistoric (Neolithic) | Ancient India | ||
| 4 | Chaturbhujnath Nala | Madhya Pradesh | Board Games, Wheel | Prehistoric | Ancient India | ||
| 5 | Jogimara cave, Ramgarh hill | Chhattisgarh | Oldest known murals | Mauryan-Shunga (c. 300 BCE) | Ancient India | ||
| 6 | Sitabinji, Ravanachhaya | Odisha | Royal elephant procession | Early historic (4th c. CE) | Ancient India | ||
| 7 | Ajanta | Maharashtra | Jatakas; Padmapani | Satavahana & Vakataka | Ancient India | ||
| 8 | Bagh caves | Madhya Pradesh | Dance and court scenes | Vakataka-Gupta (5th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 9 | Pitalkhora | Maharashtra | Traces of Buddhist murals | Satavahana | Ancient India | ||
| 10 | Kanheri | Maharashtra | Traces of Buddha figures | Satavahana-Traikutaka | Ancient India | ||
| 11 | Aurangabad caves | Maharashtra | Buddhist figures, traces | Vakataka-Kalachuri | Ancient India | ||
| 12 | Badami Cave 3 | Karnataka | Earliest Hindu murals | Chalukya (578 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 13 | Ellora | Maharashtra | Kailasa & Jain ceilings | Rashtrakuta (8th-9th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 14 | Armamalai cave | Tamil Nadu | Jain themes | Pallava-Pandya (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 15 | Sittanavasal | Tamil Nadu | Lotus tank, Samavasarana | Pandya (9th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 16 | Panamalai | Tamil Nadu | Parvati watching Shiva | Pallava (Rajasimha) | Medieval India | ||
| 17 | Kailasanatha, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Somaskanda panels | Pallava (Rajasimha) | Medieval India | ||
| 18 | Brihadisvara, Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | Tripurantaka; Rajaraja I | Chola (11th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 19 | Lepakshi, Veerabhadra temple | Andhra Pradesh | Giant Veerabhadra; wedding | Vijayanagara (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 20 | Virupaksha temple, Hampi | Karnataka | Vidyaranya procession | Vijayanagara (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 21 | Madurai Meenakshi temple | Tamil Nadu | 64 Thiruvilayadal scenes | Nayaka (17th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 22 | Padmanabhapuram Palace | Tamil Nadu | Anantasayana; Shiva | Travancore (18th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 23 | Fatehpur Sikri | Uttar Pradesh | Persian and Indian motifs | Mughal (Akbar, 16th c.) | Medieval India | ||