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English: The Siyot Caves are ruins of 2nd to 7th-century Buddhist caves in northwest Kutch, Gujarat. The site is older, estimated between 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE, with two pre-Buddhist excavations – one being an east facing sanctum with dedicated circumambulatory of the style found in Hindu temples, and an ancient crudely excavated stepwell. The site was further excavated in and after 2nd century, predominantly with single cell caves all along the walls of a sandstone hill.
The main cave is notable for short Brahmi inscriptions and the 5th to 7th-century seals discovered with image of the Buddha. This evidence proves that the Siyot caves became and were used by Buddhists. The Siyot Caves are an example of a non-Buddhist pre-existing structure that was adopted and expanded by Buddhists. The Siyot site is near Kateshwar (Ghaduliya), between Lakhpat and Bhuj. Kateshwar has two Hindu temples as well as several additional caves. The Siyot and Kateshwar sites are typically studied together. |
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