Caves in Maharashtra
36 places in Maharashtra under caves. Rock-cut Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves.
Explore with dates- Ajanta CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · CavesBuddhist murals from the 2nd c. BCE onward, in a horseshoe gorge above the Waghora river.
- Ambajogai Caves & YogeshwariBeed, Maharashtra · CavesRock-cut caves beside one of Marathwada’s oldest temples, in Beed district.
- Ankai-TankaiNashik, Maharashtra · FortsTwin forts across a narrow gap, with rock-cut Jain caves and seven carved gates.
- Aurangabad CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · CavesTwelve Buddhist caves on the hill behind Bibi Ka Maqbara, far quieter than Ellora.
- Bedse CavesPune, Maharashtra · CavesKarla's quiet cousin, same era, a tenth of the crowd, twice the atmosphere.
- Bhamer Fort & CavesDhule, Maharashtra · FortsA Dhule hill fort ringed by more than a hundred rock-cut chambers.
- BhorgiriPune, Maharashtra · FortsA small fort with rock-cut caves at the north end of the Bhimashankar ridge.
- Chanderi FortThane, Maharashtra · FortsA dramatic rock tower with a cave halfway and a chimney squeeze to the top.
- Chandika Devi Cave TempleRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA cave goddess kept in complete darkness, seen only by lamplight.
- Dhak BahiriPune, Maharashtra · CavesA cave shrine reached by an exposed cliff traverse, for experienced trekkers with rope support only.
- Dharashiv CavesDharashiv, Maharashtra · CavesSeven Jain and Buddhist caves in the Balaghat hills that almost no one visits.
- Elephanta CavesRaigad, Maharashtra · CavesUNESCO-listed island caves, the 6-m Trimurti Shiva is one of India's great sculptures.
- Ellora CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Caves34 caves across three faiths, Kailasa is the largest monolithic rock excavation on earth.
- Gandharpale CavesRaigad, Maharashtra · CavesThirty Buddhist caves on the Mumbai-Goa highway that almost everyone drives straight past.
- Gorakhgad & MachhindragadThane, Maharashtra · FortsTwin pinnacles with caves at the neck and rock-cut steps hugging a vertical face.
- HarishchandragadAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · FortsKonkan Kada's 1,800-ft amphitheatre cliff, Taramati peak and an 11th-century rock-cut temple in one epic...
- Jintur: Nemgiri Jain CavesParbhani, Maharashtra · CavesRock-cut Jain caves on a hill above Jintur, in a district few people visit.
- Jogeshwari & Mahakali CavesMumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · CavesTwo ancient rock-cut cave groups swallowed by the city, most Mumbaikars never go.
- Kachargadh CavesGondia, Maharashtra · CavesA vast natural cave held sacred as the origin place of the Gond people.
- Kalyangad (Nandgiri)Satara, Maharashtra · FortsA Satara fort hiding a dark cave with a Jain idol and an underground spring.
- Kanheri CavesMumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Caves109 Buddhist caves inside a national park inside a city, nowhere else in the world.
- Karla & Bhaja CavesPune, Maharashtra · CavesIndia's largest rock-cut chaitya hall, plus Bhaja's stupa courtyard and monsoon waterfall.
- Kharosa CavesLatur, Maharashtra · CavesTwelve Gupta-era caves with striking Narsimha and Shiva-Parvati panels.
- Kondana CavesRaigad, Maharashtra · Caves1st-century BCE caves with a waterfall crashing right beside the chaitya facade.
- Kondeshwar Falls & CavesThane, Maharashtra · WaterfallsAn old forest Shiva temple behind Badlapur with monsoon cascades running past.
- Kothaligad (Peth)Raigad, Maharashtra · FortsA spiral staircase carved *inside* the summit rock, ending in a chimney to the top.
- KunjargadAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · FortsA fort with a tunnel bored clean through its summit rock, near Akole.
- Lenyadri CavesPune, Maharashtra · CavesThe only Ashtavinayak Ganpati inside a Buddhist cave, 283 steps up a rock face.
- Mangi-TungiNashik, Maharashtra · Pilgrimage RoutesTwin pinnacles with 4,500 steps and the world's tallest Jain idol carved into the rock.
- Marleshwar Falls & CaveRatnagiri, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA Shiva cave shrine behind a waterfall, reached by a long stepped walk up the gorge.
- NaneghatPune, Maharashtra · Valleys & CanyonsA 2,000-year-old Satavahana toll pass, and the famous reverse waterfall that blows uphill.
- Panchavati & Sita GufaaNashik, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesThe riverbank of the Ramayana exile, and the nose that gave Nashik its name.
- Pandav Leni CavesNashik, Maharashtra · Caves24 Hinayana Buddhist caves cut between the 3rd c. BCE and 2nd c. CE, right above the city.
- Pitalkhora CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · CavesAmong the oldest rock-cut caves in India, reached by descending into a ravine beside a waterfall.
- ShivneriPune, Maharashtra · FortsWhere Shivaji Maharaj was born, seven fortified gates and the Shivai Devi temple.
- TringalwadiNashik, Maharashtra · FortsA turban-shaped rock with Jain caves at its base, an ideal first Sahyadri fort.
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