Pangare Budruk, near Rajapur
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Introduction
Elevation of Pangare Budruk, Maharashtra, India
Location: India > Maharashtra > Ratnagiri >
Longitude: 73.5770801
Latitude: 16.6302518
Elevation: 155m / 509feet
Barometric Pressure: 99Kpa
Cave temple
2023
Oct 31, 2023: The Times of India
From: Oct 31, 2023: The Times of India
Navi Mumbai: A professor of ancient Indian history and his team of researchers have discovered two rock-cut Shaivite temple caves in a forested area near Rajapur, Ratnagiri, about 380km from Mumbai. Professor Dr Anjay Dhanawade (45) had first heard about these ancient monolithic rock-cut caves (with the Shivalings still existing) from villagers at Pangare Budruk in 2016 and started researching on this topic.
The elaborate thesis of Dhanawade and his team will soon be published in the Pune-based Deccan College bulletin.Talking to TOI, Dr Dhanawade said: “These rock-cut caves of the Shaiva sect are present around 8km from Rajapur town. A similar cluster of such Shaivite caves were earlier discovered in Cazule area of south Goa. The monolithic-cut laterite cave temple was created sometime around 5th or 6th century CE, and so are even older than the Elephanta caves. I find this to be a logical progression, because artisans used to build smaller rock cut cave temples, and later built the much grander Elephanta caves.”
Regional director of ASI in Mumbai, Dr K Lourdusamy, told TOI: “The study of monolithic rock-cut caves is always interesting. A grander version of such caves is also the famous Ellora Caves. ASI will inquire into the findings at Rajapur after the researchers contact us.”
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