Udayagiri Caves, Madhya Pradesh, Cave 1

Vidisha district, India

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Located in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district, Cave 1 at Udayagiri is among the oldest rock-cut Hindu temples dedicated to Surya, the sun god, dating to approximately 375–415 CE. Carved directly from stone in the rock-cut architectural style characteristic of early Indian temple construction, this cave sanctuary represents a significant phase in Hindu religious architecture, when devotional spaces were fashioned by excavating natural rock faces rather than built from assembled stone.