DHARASHIVA CAVES
18.183300,76.050000
Description
A group of seven (note 1) man-made 'cave temples' (rock temples) called Dhara Lena (Dabar Lena) and Torla Lena. Four of the seven rock-cut chambers (used for religious purposes) are on the north side, and three on the opposite side of a ghat (no name mentioned) that separated --at least in 1876-- the zilla of »Solapur« (Sholapur) from »Haidarabad« (Hyderabad State). They are located at a travelling distances of about 3 km north-east of Dharashiva (Dharasiva) / Osmanabad town (note 1) and 60 km north of Sholapur (N17°40': E75°54'). DESHMUKH (1994, figure 3) gives a monochrome photograph showing a »Pillar showing bad state of preservation, carved out in compact basalt in Jain caves, Osmanabad.«
NOTE 1: BURGESS (1878: 76-80) reports six or seven Jaina temples, BURGESS & FERGUSSON (1880 edited1988: 504) seven Jaina temples, the IMPERIAL GAZETTEER (1907-1909, 19: 270) four Jain and three probably Vishnava temples, and MIRASHI (1973: 315-327) four Buddhist temples. DHAVALIKAR (1968 and 1974 for 1970-1971) needs to be checked. NOTE 2: Dharashiva / Dharasiva, also called Osmanabad N18°11': E076°03' (Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 19: 276), Osmanabad, and Usmanabad N18°10': E76°03' (nima.mil/geonames, accessed 16.11.2003).
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48.4 | KARUSA CAVES, Hasagaon | ||
| 66.7 | JOGAI CAVES | ||
| 202.1 | BETALWADI CAVE | ||
| 202.1 | Betalwadi Cistern | ||
| 206.5 | LONAR CAVE | ||
| 206.5 | LONAR CAVERN | ||
| 206.5 | LONAR CRATER | ||
| 268.5 | PATUR CAVES | ||
| 269.9 | PANDU LENA, Edlabad |