Bhimbetka Rock shelters, is an archeological site in central India,close to Bhopal city, spans the prehistoric Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. It traces the earliest human life on the Indian Subcontinent and evidences of stone age starting at the site in Acheulian times.....
Located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, about 45kms SE of Bhopal City,is an UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, that consists of 7 hills and covers 750 or more Rock Shelters, distributed over 10kms.....Some of the shelters were inhabited more than 1 lakh years ago.
It gives rare glimpses into human settlements and cultural evolution ,from hunters - gatherers to agriculture and expression of spirituality....Some of the Bhimbetka rock shelters features prehistoric cave paintings and earliest ones are about 30,000 yrs old....
Located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, about 45kms SE of Bhopal City,is an UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, that consists of 7 hills and covers 750 or more Rock Shelters, distributed over 10kms.....Some of the shelters were inhabited more than 1 lakh years ago.
It gives rare glimpses into human settlements and cultural evolution ,from hunters - gatherers to agriculture and expression of spirituality....Some of the Bhimbetka rock shelters features prehistoric cave paintings and earliest ones are about 30,000 yrs old....
The best time to enjoy the place is,after monsoon or in winters ....otherwise, the rocks get very hot and it makes trekking across a very tough work...Earlier, one had the trek thru' ,all the way up to the top but now vehicles are being allowed to the topmost point ,so that one can easily access at some 15 caves with paintings to experience that early life of Man.
It had been a wonderful experience for me and my husband to see such wonders found in India, about which hardly tourists in India intend to visit...... I got to see 100s of foreign tourists flocking the place and taking interest to learn more about the early Man.The route across those 15 caves opened for tourists are very well marked....covered inside evergreen trees ,its an awesome trek thru'......tried to capture the Bhimbetka Rock shelters in my lens.....
It had been a wonderful experience for me and my husband to see such wonders found in India, about which hardly tourists in India intend to visit...... I got to see 100s of foreign tourists flocking the place and taking interest to learn more about the early Man.The route across those 15 caves opened for tourists are very well marked....covered inside evergreen trees ,its an awesome trek thru'......tried to capture the Bhimbetka Rock shelters in my lens.....
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