Mahakali Caves
| Kondivite Caves | |
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 Kondivite Caves, Cave 2. | |
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| Location | Andheri (East), Near Caves road, Mumbai |
| Coordinates | 19°07′50″N 72°52′27″E / 19.130436°N 72.874133°E |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Geology | Basalt |
| Entrances | 20 |
| Difficulty | easy |
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The Kondivite Caves, also Mahakali Caves, are a group of 19 rock-cut monuments built between 1st century BCE and 6th century CE.[1]
This Buddhist monastery is located in the eastern suburb of
viharas and cells for monks, but Cave 9 of the south-eastern group is chaitya
. Caves in the northwest have been created mainly in the 4th – 5th century, while the south-eastern group is older. The monument contains also rock-cut cisterns and remnants of other structures.
Caves are carved out of a solid black basalt rock, (volcanic trap breccias, prone to weathering).
The largest cave at Kondivite (Cave 9) has seven depictions of the Buddha and figures from Buddhist mythology but all are mutilated.[3]
It is located near the junction between the
Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and SEEPZ. The road that connects these monuments to Andheri Kurla Road is named Mahakali Caves Road after it. The caves are located on a hill that overlooks the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and the SEEPZ++ area.[4] A Direct bus run by the BEST links the caves with Andheri station. The caves were in danger of being encroached upon, but now it is steel fenced on the roadside and walled on the hillside.[clarification needed
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Kondivite Caves -
Buddha Stupa in Cave 9. -
Volume plan of Cave 9.
See also
References
- Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ISBN 978-81-7141-715-5. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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- ^ Gaur, Abhilash (25 January 2004). "Pay dirt: Treasure amidst Mumbai's trash". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
External links
Media related to Mahakali Caves at Wikimedia Commons
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