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Caves have always held a special place for man. Some of the earliest art and storytelling are found there. In South Africa, These covered dwellings were used to record mysterious medical treatments while in other parts of the world they were a testament to daily life and the hunt. No matter the message—caves had a sacred role for man—maybe because they were the first safe haven or shelter or maybe because in their essence, caves are mysterious, dark often seemingly never ending entrances to another world. More modern writers from Mark Twain to Jules Verne used caverns as a metaphor and passage to another realm or for nurturing the human experience. The great eastern religions of Buddhism and Hinduism are no different. In two collections of hollowed out rock ledges in the Indian state
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