Yanaimalai (Elephant Hill) is a protected monument and tourist attraction in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It has Jain Caves and two Rock - cut Hindu temples. Yanaimalai is considered a sacred place by the Tamil Jains. Jain monks lived…

     Rajpuri Caves in Panchagnai Satara district hold religions significance, owing to the belief that these were used for penance and religious rituals by Lord Kartikeya. Surrounded by many…

  The Pitalkhora or “Brazen Glen” is located at a distance of nearly 25 km west of Kannad, a tehsil headquarters in Aurangabad district and nearly 40 km west of…

  Panhala city in Kolhapur district was traditionally considered the residence of Maharishi Parashar. The Karvir or Kolhapur Puran, a modern compilation, mentions Panhala as Pannagalay (home of serpents). In old…

  The Mandapeshwar Cave is an 8th Century rock-cut shrine dedicated to Shivalocated near Mount Poinsur in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The cave is believed to have been built approximately 1500 to 1600 years ago, nearly around the…

  Suburbs of Mumbai hide several groups of unique monuments - ancient rock-cut temples. One of such monuments is the ancient Kondivita Caves - nowadays more often called Mahakali Caves. "Kondivita" is more…

  Word "Lenyadri" could be translated simply as "mountain cave". This word is compiled from "Lena" ("Cave" in Marathi) and "adri" ("stone", "resistant" in Sanskrit). Area around Junnar contains more…

    Kondana Caves are located in small village, Kondana, 33 km north of Lonavala and 16 km North West of Karla Caves in Raigad district. This cave group has 16 Buddhist caves. The caves were excavated…

  Karla is one of the most famous centers of early rock-cut architecture and has received much attention of scholars and commoners alike. This group of rock excavations is not…

  Kanheri the Kanhasela, Krishnagiri, Kanhagiri of ancient inscriptions, is located north of Mumbai and was a major Buddhist centre. Kanheri is located in the island of Salsette and 6…