PANHALA CAVES

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Man-made rock temples' (rock-cut chambers used for religious purposes: -cave- temples). SITUATION: In one way or another somewhere at Panhala or Pawala (N16°49': E74°07'), about 18 km along the road north-west of Kolhapur (N16°42': E74°13'). ETYMOLOGY: Panahle Kazi Caves Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] (1980-81 / 1983: 146) Panhale Kaji Caves Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] (1981-82 / 1984: 97-98) Panhale - Kaji Caves DESHPANDE, M N (1986) Panhale - Kazi Caves Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] (1979-80 / 1983: 146) Pawala caves HILL STATION HOLIDAYS (2001); LONELY PLANET, India (1997: 855; 1999: 906). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1986: NOT SEEN: DESHPANDE, M N (1986): The caves of Panhale - Kaji (ancient Pranalaka): An art historical study of transition from Hinayana, Tantric Vajrayana to Nath Sampradaya (3rd to 14th century A.D.).- Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India (New Delhi), Vol. 84. X + 172 pages 4to, 79 plates, 4 figures, 1 cave plan. CAVE DESCRIPTION 1997: At Pnhala, the Pawala caves can be found nearby as well as a couple of Buddhist cave temples (LONELY PLANET 1997: 855; 1999: 906). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2001: The little visited hill station of Panhala (877 m asl) … is known for the nearby Pawala caves and some Buddhist cave temples (HILL STATION HOLIDAYS 2001).