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Pandavleni Caves

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Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves
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Sunday8:30am - 5:30pm
Monday8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday8:30am - 5:30pm


The Nasik caves, or sometimes Pandavleni Caves , are a group of 24 caves carved between the 1st century BCE and the 3nd century CE, though additional sculptures were added up to about the 6th century, reflecting changes in Buddhist devotional practices. They are a significant group of early examples of Indian rock-cut architecture initially representing the Hinayana tradition. Most of the caves are viharas except for Cave 18 which is a chaitya of the 1st century BCE. The style of some of the elaborate pillars or columns, for example in caves 3 and 10, is an important example of the development of the form. The location of the caves is a holy Buddhist site and is located about 8 km south of the center of Nashik , Maharashtra, India. Their name has nothing to do with the characters Pandavas, characters in the Mahabharata epic.
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