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The dharashiv caves are situated 8 km away from Osmanabad city in Balaghat Mountains. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Dharashiv caves are located at a distance of 8km from Osmanabad city in the mountains of Bala ghat. In the lane of Balaghat mountain, there are around seven caves. The 1st cave is small open spaced caves without any statue. The 2nd cave has a statue with artistic work on the right side of it. The art work resembles Gandharva era. The 6th cave has a damaged statue, where as the 7th cave consists of open space and do not have any statue. The caves find its mention in a book named “Archaeological survey of India”. Dharashiv caves were originally Buddhist; however with time and renovation process there caves were converted into monuments of the Jain religion. There are new caves also excavated in proximity of these caves. There are caves excavated in the hill related to Buddhist era in a distance of 8 miles from Dharashiva. The earlier caves are of middle of the 7th century A. D, referred by Burgess. The model plan of cave no. II is found in the Vakataka caves at Ajanta. The cave has a central hall with an area of 80 ft by 80 ft, with 14 cells for the residence of the Bhiksus and Garbhagraha with an image of the Buddha in Padmasana. The hood of serpent over the head of Buddha statue is believed to be the image of the Jain Tirthankara Paravanatha. However, the figure of deer with a Dharmachakra between them on the pedestal indicates that it is that of Gautama Buddha. The cave number III has a hall of 59’ by 59’, nearly resembles the Cave No. I. Nearby to these caves, some Jain caves were excavated on the same hill, known as cave number V and VI. The description of caves were found in the Prakrt work Karakandacariu that they were excavated by the king Karakanda, who came to first few caves from the prince Siva of Terapura (Tagara).
Dharashiv Caves, Osmanabad
HistoryEdit
As per the historical survey of caves, Dharashiv Caves were built in the 5th century B.C. which were used for prayers and meditation by the Jains and Buddhists.
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October to March.
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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1 – 2 hours.
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How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Taxis and Auto rickshaws are easily available for moving about in the city.
BUS : State owned transport buses ply between Osmanabad and the nearest cities.
Train : Osmanabad has its own Railway Station named as Osmanabad Railway Station which is connected to the major cities of Maharashtra. It is linked with the cities like Mumbai, Pune, Miraj Kolhapur, Latur, Parali Vaijnath, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Akola, Bidar and Nizamabad through Nizamabad-Pandharpur Passenger, Mumbai CST-Latur Express, Nagpur-Kolhapur Express, and Hyderabad-Pune Express.
Air : Osmanabad has its own Domestic Airport named as Osmanabad Airport. The nearest International Airport is Pune International Airport, roughly 261 Kms from Osmanabad. Pune International Airport is well connected to major cities. Flights from Pune to Ahmedabad ,Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Nagpur are available through Air India, Air India Express, Indigo, Jet Airways and Spicejet airlines.
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Things to CarryEdit
- Camera, Plenty of water.
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HelplineEdit
- Control Room, Osmanabad – 02472-222700 / 222900 .
- Police : 100.
- Fire Brigade : 101.
- Ambulance : 102.
