← ArchitectureRock-cut architecture: chaityas, viharas and cave complexesFind a topicSearchChaitya as the apsidal worship hall with a stupa; vihara as the residential hall with cellsWestern deccan buddhist cavesAjanta ellora baghJain cavesHindu rock cutSequence: Barabar (earliest), western Deccan Hinayana, Ajanta Mahayana, Badami and Ellora; Badami not the oldest