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    The Shivneri Caves are artificial caves dug for Buddhist monks circa the 1st century CE. These are now famous tourist attractions located on Shivneri Hill...
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    Shivneri Fort (known as Killa) (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋneɾiː]) is an ancient military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra...
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    caves of Junnar are grouped according to the following classification: Tulja Leni or Tuljalena, on the Tuljabai hill, 4 km west of Junnar. Shivneri group...
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    portal Cetiya Bedse Caves Bhaja Caves Dambulla cave temple Kanheri Caves Karla Caves Mogao Caves Nasik Caves Pitalkhora Caves Shivneri Caves List of colossal...
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    The Kanheri Caves (Kānherī-guhā [kaːnʱeɾiː ɡuɦaː]) are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop in the forests of the...
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    Lenyadri (redirect from Lenyadri Caves)
    or steep slope. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Manmodi Caves, Shivneri Caves and Tulja Caves. The Lenyadri caves date between the 1st...
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    region. Other caves include the Billasurgam caves, Sanyasula caves, Yaganti caves, Yerrajari caves, and the Muchchatla Chintamanu caves (caves are called...
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    The Trirashmi Caves, or Nashik Caves or Pandavleni Most of the caves are viharas except for Cave 18 which is a chaitya of the 1st century BCE. The style...
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    The Barabar Hill Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE), some with Ashokan inscriptions,...
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    Kilometers away from Lonavala. Other caves in the area are Bhaja Caves, Patan Buddhist Cave, Bedse Caves and Nasik Caves. The shrines were developed over...
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    Ajanta Caves Bedse Caves Bhaja Caves Kanheri Caves Karla Caves Nasik Caves Pitalkhora Caves Shivneri Caves Dambulla cave temple Cave paintings in India...
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    Manmodi Caves, Shivneri Caves and Lenyadri caves. The cave has circular Chaitya hall surrounded by twelve octagonal pillars around Stupa. These caves are...
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    suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The caves were originally Buddhist viharas. These 6th century caves are located in a corner of Borivali- an otherwise...
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    Bhaja Caves are a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located off the Mumbai - Pune expressway near the city of Pune, India. The...
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    a list of caves in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur: A team of Nagpur University archeological department discovered two caves during an excavation...
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    surrounding the city of Junnar are: Tulja Caves, Shivneri Caves and Lenyadri caves. It is thought that the caves were positioned on natural trade routes...
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    originally imported by the Greeks. Shivneri Caves Two more Buddhist inscriptions by Yavanas were found in the Shivneri Caves. One of the inscriptions mentions...
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    place on a panel showing Vishnu's avatars. This can be found in the Shivneri Caves. Stevenson goes so far as to call devotees of Vithoba (Vithal-bhaktas)...
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    caves. The other six caves are (i) Karna Chaupar, (ii) Sudama Cave, (iii) Vishmitra Cave, (iv) Gopi Cave, (v) Vapiyaka Cave, and (vi) Vadathika Cave....
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  • Maharashtra Shirwal Caves, Maharashtra Shivneri Caves, Maharashtra Thanale Caves, Maharashtra Tulja Caves, Maharashtra Wai Caves, Maharashtra Tham Pha...
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    Caves, are three Buddhist caves located in Jetpur in Gujarat, India. Archeologist P. P. Pandya discovered these Buddhist caves in 1958. These caves are...
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    Saptparni Cave, also referred to as Sapta parni guha (Sanskrit) or sattapaṇṇi guhā (Pali), literally Seven-leaves-cave (cognate with sapta, sept), is a...
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    Dungar caves inside. Kadia Dungar caves landmark. Kadia Dungar caves Buddha feet. Bajpai, Suman (6 July 2021). "Gujarati Caves Embellished With Buddhist Architecture...
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    halls. The caves were carved out before rock cut architecture begins in the Maharashtra. According to some historians, the date of caves can not be traced...
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    Bojjannakonda (category Caves of Andhra Pradesh)
    Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda are two rock-cut caves of Buddhist origin on adjacent hillocks situated near the village of Sankaram, Anakapalle of ancient...
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    The Patan Buddhist caves are recently discovered rock-cut caves, near Patan, Maharashtra, in the district of Satara. Eleven caves were discovered all together...
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  • Shinbutsu kakuri Shinbutsu-shūgō Shingon Shinran Shite-thaung Temple Shivneri Caves Shodo Harada Shraddha TV Shravakayana Shravasti Shukongōshin Shunryu...
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    originally imported by the Greeks. Shivneri Caves Two more Buddhist inscriptions by Yavanas were found in the Shivneri Caves. One of the inscriptions mentions...
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    needed] Caves, dams in nearby areas can also be explored by tourists. Shivaji was born at Shivneri Fort, 16 km west of Narayangaon. Shivneri fort is one...
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  • Chaskaman Dam Caves Bedse Caves Bhaja Caves Ghorawadi Caves Karla Caves Lenyadri Caves Shelarwadi Caves Shirwal Caves Shivneri Caves Tulja Caves Monuments...
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