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Kanheri Caves

कान्हेरी लेणी

Sanjay Gandhi NP, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 19.2083°, 72.9064°

Buddhist monastic complex of viharas and chaityasSatavahana and laterrock-cut Buddhist architecture in basalt

Sacred since

1 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

1st–10th c. CE

Satavahana and later

History & significance

A group of 109 caves cut into a basalt outcrop inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park, forming a long-lived Buddhist monastic and teaching centre on the Konkan coast with elaborate water-management works.

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Sources

Wikipedia

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Satavahana and later