The Kharosa Caves are situated in a small village named Kharosa in Ausa Taluka of Latur District, Maharashtra state, India. Kharosa a village situated at about 45 km from Latur City. The place well known for its caves. According to the historians, these caves were built in the 6th century during the Gupta period. There are twelve …
The Karla Caves in Pune is an amazing place to visit. It is located in Karli close to Lonavala, About 40 km from Pune, Maharashtra, India. Karla Caves is a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut architecture cave shrines developed over two periods – from 2nd century B.C to 2nd century C.E. and in 5th – 10th century. Even though the caves were constructed …
The Ellora caves, locally known as ‘Verul Leni’. It is located on the Aurangabad-Chalisgaon road at a distance of 30 km north-northwest of Aurangabad District in Maharashtra, India. Thus grew one of the largest cave excavations at Ellora, that two of three different religious creeds, viz., Buddhism, Brahmanism, and Jainism. History Of Ellora Caves The caves are datable …
The Elephanta caves are situated on Elephanta Island in taluka Uran, district Raigad on island hills about 11 km north-east of the Apollo Bandar, Mumbai and 7 km from the shore of the mainland, approximately covering an area of 7 km in circumference. The Elephanta Caves are also known as ‘Gharapuri Caves’. The island, located on an arm of the Arabian Sea, consists of two groups of caves the first is …
Ajanta caves were discovered by an Army Officer in the Madras Regiment of the British Army in 1819 during one of his hunting expeditions. The village of Ajanta is in the Sahyadri hills, about 104 km. From Aurangabad a few miles away in a mammoth horseshoe-formed rock 30 caves overlooking a gorge. Each forming a room in the hill …