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Gandharpale Caves

Gandharpale Caves, also called Mahad caves is group of 30 Buddhist caves, 105 km south of Mumbai on Mumbai-Goa Highway near Mahad. The caves are located near the NH-17 (New NH-66) and well connected by road. Important cave include: Cave 1: has Verandah in front 53 feet long and 8 feet wide. Shrine has sculpture images of Buddha, with wheel and deer beneath Cave 8: it has high dogoba Cave 15: has dogoba Cave 21: seated Buddha with attendants The inscription describes donations by bankers, and the gift of a farm to the Sangha.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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