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Mumbai: Kanheri Cave Half Day Tour: Explore Kanheri caves to see Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings, and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century B.C. Benefit from a hotel transfer and local English-speaking guide as you learn about Buddhist history.
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Mumbai, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Mumbai: Kanheri Cave Half Day Tour: Explore Kanheri caves to see Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings, and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century B.C. Benefit from a hotel transfer and local English-speaking guide as you learn about Buddhist history.
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Stop At: Kanheri Caves, Sanjay Gandhi National Park Borivli East, Mumbai India
Depending on your hotel location and the traffic conditions, the drive to Kanheri Caves takes about 1 to 1 5-hours Relax in a comfortable air-conditioned car till you are dropped off at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, where the caves are situated Your guide will take you around five of the biggest and most significant caves You will also have some free time to explore and walk around on your own
In the main hall stands the towering figure of the Lord Buddha measuring about 7 meters in height The interior has a colonnade of 34 majestically carved pillars The eleven-headed Avalokiteshwara is the most distinctive motif There are about 100 inscriptions in different scripts – Brahmi, Devnagri, Pallavi and Sanskrit
Duration: 2 hours
