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Shivleni Caves

Ambajogai, Beed district, Maharashtra · 18.7392°, 76.3863°

ShivaParamaraRock-cut
Sacred since
1060 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th-12th c. (Paramara)
Paramara

History & significance

Rock-cut Shiva caves at Ambajogai carrying an inscription of Saka 1066 associated with the Paramara king Udayaditya of Malwa, with a four-pillared pavilion opening on a hall carried by thirty-two pillars and sculptures of Shiva, the Saptamatrikas and Ganesha. They were described in Fergusson and Burgess's 1880 The Cave Temples of India and are a state-protected monument.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local belief holds that the caves mark a wedding of the goddess Jogaidevi that could not be completed, at which the elephants and structures inside were turned to stone.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Paramara