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#Indianrockcuttemples . 20. #Trirashmi Caves - Nashik (Maharashtra). Tucked into the Trirashmi hills near Nashik lies a stunning complex of rock-cut caves. Popularly (and wrongly) called Pandav Leni, these are Buddhist caves dating from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd
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#Indianrockcuttemples . 20. #Trirashmi Caves - Nashik (Maharashtra). #Trirashmi Cave No. 3 “Gautamiputra Vihara” (circa 150 CE). Commissioned by Queen Gotami Balashri in the 2nd century CE, this cave is a tribute to her son, the great Satavahana ruler Gautamiputra
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#Trirashmi Cave 23 – Mahayana Vihara with Triple Shrines (c. 2nd century CE). Large, irregular Vihara about 30 feet deep, with three shrines and a now-destroyed façade. Holes in the roof and floor suggest that wooden partitions and a front structure may once have existed. In
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