• The Himalayas
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ladakh: Suru, Doda, Zanskar and Kargil
  • Uttarakhand
  • Kumaon: Kafada-Nangaon, Muuiya ki dhai, Kesar devi
  • Almora: Lakhu Udyar
  • Northeast India
  • Arunachal Pradesh: Tak Tsang and Zemithang
  • Assam: Umatumani, Tejpur
  • Manipur: Matua Museum
  • Mizoram: Vangachchia
  • Central India
  • Vindhyas-Chambal Valley/Basin
  • Bhanpura region, district Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh: Chaturbhujnath nala, Chibbad nala, Daraki
  • Chattan, Indragarh-Chanchalamata Hills, Modi, Kanwala, Antaralia, etc. (Pleistocene and Holocene art)
  • Kota, Rajasthan: Chattaneshwar (Pleistocene and Holocene art)
  • Baran, Rajasthan: Kanyadeh
  • Morena: Pahadgarh-Likhichhaj
  • Gwalior: Tikla and Sultanpur near Mohna
  • Shivpuri: Bhadiya Kund, Pawa Water Falls-Pohri, Bhura Khoh
  • Aravallis and Vindhya plateau in Rajasthan
  • Bundi: Bhimlat, Govindpura, Gopichand-ka-Chhaja, Palka
  • Aravallis and Thar Desert in Rajasthan
  • Ajmer: Ajmer, Morajhari
  • Jaipur: Bajanibhat near Kotputali
  • Nagaur: Didwana (Pleistocene art)
  • Sirohi: Chandravati near Abu road (Pleistocene art)
  • Coastal area of Gujarat
  • Bhavnagar: Chamardi
  • Satpura Hills
  • Pachmarhi, M.P.: Rajat Prapat, Mahadev Hills
  • Vindhya Hills, Madhya Pradesh
  • Raisen: Bhimbetka, Bhonrawali Hill, Lakhajoar, Jaora, Kathotiya, Raisen, Satkunda (Pleistocene and Holocene art)
  • Bhopal: Shamla Hills, Shahad Karad, Bhadbhada, Dharampuri, Manvabhan ki Tekari, Kathotiya
  • Sehore: Budni
  • Hoshangabad: Admgarh
  • Betul: Gawilgarh Hills- Kukadsadev, Mendagarh, Mungsadev, Pachmau, Pat, Pachumri, Ramgarh,Salbuldi, Takira, Telkan and Ugum
  • Dhar: Khaparkheda (Pleistocene art)
  • Rajgarh:Narsinghgarh, Kotra
  • Sagar: Abchand, Bila Ghati, Bijauri, Bhapel, Naryawali
  • Rewa-Banda: Gaddi, Keoti, Dhosra, Baroda-Gitapur, Itar Pahar, Chitrakut
  • Panna: Behla
  • Satna: Dharkundi
  • Jabalpur: Madanmahal
  • Katni: Katni
  • Upper Vindhyas, Uttar Pradesh
  • Mirzapur: Matahwa, Bhaldaria,Kauva-Khoh, Mukha Dari, Lakhma, Hatvani, Kanach Tar
  • Upper Vindhyas in southwest Bihar
  • Kaimur: Kaimur
  • Kaimur Ranges in south Bihar and north Jharkhand
  • South Bihar: Nawada and Jumi
  • Jharkhand: Girdih, Kodarma, Purbi-Singhbhum, Isco-Hazaribagh
  • Jharkhand-West Bengal: Subarnrekha river valley
  • Estern Ghat
  • Orissa
  • Bhubneswar: Ranigumpha
  • Sambalpur: Lekhamoda
  • Sundargarh: Lekhamoda
  • Peninsular India
  • Central Peninsula
  • Deccan, Maharashtra
  • Jalgaon: Patne (Pleistocene art)
  • Pune: Pune
  • Central and eastern Peninsula
  • Andhra Pradesh & Telangna
  • Kadapa: Chinta Kunta
  • Kurnool: Kethavaram-Puricherla complex
  • Mehaboobnagar: Sangnonipalli, Muumuu
  • Warangal: Pandavula gutta
  • Medak: Warangal, Sivaru Venkatapur
  • Naidupalli
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Coimbatore and Madurai
  • Central and western Peninsula
  • Eastern and southern part of Karnatkaka
  • Rock paintings are found in caves and shelters of the peninsular granite hill ranges and in the shelters of sandstone hill ranges of Kaladgi-Bhima series.
  • Midwestern part of Karnataka
  • Rock engravings and bruisings are found on the granite boulders in the open fields.
  • Shivamoga: Billamarayana gudda, Holaluru and Holehatti
  • Bagalkot: Kutakankeri-Badami, Chik-Rampur, Narayanpura
  • Hospet: Humpi
  • Gulbarga: Hunsgi
  • Kerala
  • Wayanad: Edakkal Cave
  • East Anamalai Valley: Madathala
  • Western Ghat
  • Goa
  • South Goa: Usgalimol
  • South Maharashtra
  • Sindhudurg: Kudopi, Virdi

About The Author

Dr Giriraj Kumar’s contributions to Indian rock art and archaeology and achievements are outstanding. He is teaching Indian culture and life in Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed to be University) since 1985. He is a dynamic rock art scientist and archaeologist, full of enthusiasm with creative mind.

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