Sonbhandar Caves

Sonbhandar Caves are in Rajgir in Nalanda district of Bihar in India. Two cave chambers are built by cutting out of a single massive rock.

One of the chambers is believed to have been the guard room. Its rear wall has two straight vertical lines and one horizontal line cut into the rock. The doorway is supposed to lead to king Bimbisars Treasury. The treasure, according to folklore, is still intact.

There are inscriptions in the Sankhlipi or shell script, etched into the wall which is so far undecipherable. It is believed that the script may give the clue to open the doorway.

The second chambers bears a few traces of seated and standing etched into the outer wall.