Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Cave No. 34, Kanheri

In Mumbai, there are more than 100 caves at Kanheri of which many of them have beautiful carvings. One of the interesting cave among them is Cave No. 34. This cave dates between to 5th – 6th centuries A.D.

This cave has a open courtyard in the front with pillars that are carved a little. 

This is the only cave where remains of paintings are found on the ceiling. 

Here Buddha is shown in Bhumi-Sparsha-Mudra. This is only seen in paintings here but not as carvings. 

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23 comments:

  1. krishna10:23

    Nice photos.. I was in mumbai for 4 years.. but unfortunately i've never been in Sanjay gandhi national park..

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  2. R Niranjan Das12:03

    Nice shots!

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  3. Sherlyn Lobo17:49

    It's a really nice place. I've been there

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  4. George09:23

    This looks like a fascinating site. I'm glad it has been preserved.

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  5. Lowell18:34

    This is most interesting. I love the cave painting - and it does look old!

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  6. Maude Lynn22:59

    Amazing! That's certainly not what I think of when I hear the word "cave."

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  7. Anonymous03:32

    His red robe.

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  8. Photo Cache07:06

    the mural is outstanding.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  9. Sylvia K07:07

    What an amazing place, Rajesh, and terrific captures for the day!! Thanks, as always, for sharing with us!! Have a great weekend!!

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  10. Joyful07:12

    On a hot day I'd love to be in that cave enjoying the pictographs.

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  11. Leovi13:24

    Very interesting this temple built on the rock!

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  12. Anonymous15:14

    What an amazing place.

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  13. Sallie (FullTime-Life)04:24

    Amazing to know that these drawings were made around the year 600 or 700 or so....

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  14. Tom17:27

    We have old things, you have ancient things. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  15. Jeevan18:42

    Amazingly carved cave!

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  16. carol l mckenna21:05

    Wonderful and fascinating Cave shots!

    Happy Weekend to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  17. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio23:48

    I am always appreciative of being able to see some of your cultural heritage by way of your images. Thank you!

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  18. Jim01:13

    Really is amazing

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  19. Unknown17:20

    What an interesting place. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. namaki23:38

    Thanks for sharing ... It's like taking a tour in your country !

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  21. Purba chakraborty01:53

    Very interesting pictures.

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  22. Yogi Saraswat15:02

    Never visited but surely I want to go there . Nice clicks with description .

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  23. Abhijit Ray20:10

    Beautiful shot and wonderful architecture.

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