Jogimara Cave Paintings

Jogimara Cave is an artificially carved cave located in the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, dating back to around 1000–300 BC. It contains a few paintings and inscriptions narrating a love story written in Brahmi script. The cave is believed to have been attached to an amphitheatre, and the paintings were created to decorate the chamber. The subjects include dancing couples and animals such as elephants and fish. The figures are outlined in red, with the use of white, yellow, and black colours. The nearby Sitabenga rock-cut theatre is also significant.