World 🢖 Asia 🢖 India 🢖 Maharashtra

Hindu shrines 🢔 Religious architecture 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders

Wonder

Gorakhgad Caves

WorldBlue  In short

Gorakhnath Cave Temple is located in a deep cave on the southern slope of Gorakhgad Hill – it is large enough to take some 50 people. Entered through the roughly cut entrance between five massive square pillars. The figure of a painted deity is placed behind a small pool at the end of the cave.

Kanifnath Temple is located in another deep cave on the northern slope of Gorakhgad Hill, with a huge water tank in front.

4 out of 10 stars 39.8%

GPS coordinates
20.1930 N 74.4243 E
Location, address
Asia, India, Maharashtra, Thane district, 7 km south from Manmad, southern and northern sides of Gorakhgad Hill
Hindu shrines, Rock cut temples and monasteries
Alternate writings
Gorakshadh Caves, Gorakhnath Temple, Kanifnath Temple
Age
??
Religion
Hindu

Map of the site

Travelers' Map is loading...
If you see this after your page is loaded completely, leafletJS files are missing.

WorldYellow In detail

References

  1. Kiran Sarode, Ankai – Tankai – Gorakshgadh Trek ( 14- 15 July 2007), Bhramanti, accessed in 7 May 2010.

WorldYellow Linked articles

Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Big temple
Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Big temple. / Puneet Hyanki, Flickr / CC BY 2.0

Hindu shrines

Hinduism is one of the oldest religions – possibly the oldest one among contemporary religions and Hindu temples belong to the most impressive religious buildings in the world.

Narrow end (Sulka) of Lohagad Fort, Maharashtra
Narrow end (Sulka) of Lohagad Fort / vivek Loshi, / CC BY 2.0

Wonders of Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a truly splendid state. It has everything – enormous metropolises and countless waterfalls in mountains, urban decay, and architectural splendor, remnants of millennia-old Harappan towns, and modern, very expensive architecture.

Key Gompa, India
Key Gompa / , Flickr / CC BY 2.0

Wonders of India

India is the seventh-largest country in the world by area, and, naturally, such a large area contains a huge amount of exciting attractions…

Wondermondo considers that India is the second richest center of architectural heritage in the world after Europe and maybe no single country in the world can match it in this respect.

WorldYellow Recommended books

Living Rock: Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Cave Temples in the Western Deccan


Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu Rock-cut temples and monasteries seen in a long, collaborative context.


0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments