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Kanheri Caves

कान्हेरी लेणी

Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra

Mauryan and KushanRock-cutBuddhist (Other)ASI-protectedAI Compiled

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The Kanheri Caves are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop in the forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. They contain Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century CE to the 10th century CE.