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Name Location Era Image Ajanta Caves: Ajantha, Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Caves: Aurangabad: Bahrot Caves: Dahanu, Thane district: Bedse Caves: Maval, Pune ...
The Kailash (IAST: Kailasa) or Kailashanatha (IAST: Kailāśanātha) temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at the Ellora Caves in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra of Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved into a cliff face, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size, architecture, and ...
With the Ellora Caves, Ajanta is one of the major tourist attractions of Maharashtra.It is about 59 kilometres (37 miles) from the city of Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 104 kilometres (65 miles) from the city of Auragabad, and 350 kilometres (220 miles) east-northeast of Mumbai.
Caves 5, 10, 11 and 12 are architecturally important Buddhist caves. Cave 5 is unique among the Ellora caves as it was designed as a hall with a pair of parallel refectory benches in the centre and a Buddha statue in the rear. [64] This cave, and Cave 11 of the Kanheri Caves, are the only two Buddhist caves in India arranged in such a way. [8]
Bedse Caves (also known as Bedsa Caves) are a group of Buddhist rock-cut monuments situated in Maval taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. The history of the caves can be traced back to the Satavahana period [1] in the 1st century BCE. [2] They are some 9 km from the Bhaja Caves. Other caves in the area are Karla Caves, Patan Buddhist Cave ...
The Elephanta Caves are a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, which have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] [2] [3] They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally meaning "the city of caves"), [4] in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Mumbai in the Indian state of Mahārāshtra.
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Bhaja Caves are a group of 22 [2] rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located off the Mumbai - Pune expressway near the city of Pune, India.The caves are 400 feet above the village of Bhaja, [3] on an important ancient trade route running from the Arabian Sea eastward into the Deccan Plateau (the division between North India and South India). [4]