Jogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple
Kalachuri (520–550 CE)·Shaivite Hindu·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Jogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple
Jogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple in Maharashtra, India is a Kalachuri (520–550 CE) rock_cut attributed to Shaivite Hindu. Largest Brahmanical cave temple in India (300 ft deep) with Jogeshwari shrine and Pithalkhora style. Jogeshwari 520 CE massive columned hall with 6 m linga and later Buddhist intrusions.
Why it mattersKey Shaivite Hindu reference site for the Maharashtra
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 550 CE
- Period
- Kalachuri (520–550 CE)
- Culture
- Shaivite Hindu
- Purpose
- Largest Brahmanical cave temple in India (300 ft deep) with Jogeshwari shrine and Pithalkhora style
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 550 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
19.1400° N · 72.8400° E · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Jogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple — Chaitya Hall
chaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa
19.1402° N · 72.8401° EJogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple — Vihara Cells
viharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds
19.1398° N · 72.8402° EJogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple — Façade Gavaksha
facadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving
19.1404° N · 72.8398° E