TULAJA LENA, Junnar

(Junnar - IN)
19.200000,73.883300
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 25/06/2016

A man-made 'cave temple' (rock-cut chamber used for religious purposes) situated somewhere in the vicinity of –>Junnar is said to contain rock art (note 1). CULTURAL HISTORY: »The Tulaja caves have a modern image of the goddess Tulaja …« (KOSAMBI 1960b: 136).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 25/06/2016

NOTE 1: Not seen literary sources: BURGESS (1877a; 1881 or 1883 edited 1994: 26-36); DEHEJIA (1969b); MISHRA (1960): A unique painting in Tulja Caves at Padali, Junnar.-

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Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0GANESHA LENA, Junnar
0.0MANAMODI, Junnar (Caves of)
0.0SHIVANERI, Junnar (Caves at)
0.0Shivabai, Junnar (Cave of)
23.8HARISHANDRAGARH CAVES
24.6DEHIR STEPWELL
24.6NANAGHAT (Caves at)
39.0ACHOLA (Cave at)
61.9DHOKESHWAR CAVES, Parner