Friday, March 19, 2010

Shinde Chatri

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Shinde Chatri Located in Wanowrie, Shinde Chatri houses the Samadhi of Shrimant Mahadji Shinde. He was a man of great deeds.

The Shiv mandir in the temple campus was built by Shrimant Mahadji in 1794. He passed away the same year and his last rites were performed here. The temple campus including the Samadhi was later built by built by Madhavrao Sindhia in 1965.

The temple has beautiful architectural designs and remains unaffected by the passage of years.It is maintained by Sindhia Devasthan Trust, Gwalior.

Karla Caves

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Karla Caves is a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut architecture cave shrines built over the period of 3rd to 2nd century B.C. Even though the caves were constructed over a period of time and the oldest one is believed to date back to 160 BC



From Bajja & Karla Cave

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

Monday, March 1, 2010

Bhajja Caves - Lonavla

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Bhaja Caves are a group of 18 rock-cut caves dating back to 200 BC located at Karli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra. The location of Bhaja caves is not far from location of Karla Caves and these are stylistically similar to the Karla Caves. These caves are on a major trade route of the past that ran from the Arabian Sea eastward into the Deccan region, the division between North India and South India.

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves

From Bajja & Karla Caves


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