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Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Borivali East
400 092 Mumbai
India -
+91 22 2886 0362
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Neighborhood :
National Park and Environs
http://www.tourism-of-india.com/sanjaygandhi.html - Mon to Sun from 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Situated in what is now known as the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the Kanheri caves were abode to the Buddhist monks in the 2nd century. The complex is divided into several caves that are dispersed over a hilly area— the temple and monasteries are situated here as well. These caves are unlike what one would find in the Elephanta caves nearby. Where they were ornamental, these are bare and minimalistic. But the still functional water harvesting systems with its old channels and cisterns, carved out in stone are testimony to the intricate and the genius construction. The central area of these caves has the dagoba—a Buddhist shrine, surrounded by mammoth pillars in a huge hall.
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“Kanheri Caves - a distinct place”
The Sanjay Gandhi or Borivali National Park has the distinction of being the only National Park in Mumbai. Notified in 1974, it is set in hill ...
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Kanheri - ancient caves in the jungle
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