Dhamnar Caves
Fifty one caves and a temple cut out of one rock face in the seventh century, with a large reclining Buddha.
- Where
- Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.1931, 75.4981
Get the Dhamnar Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dhamnar Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dhamnar Caves
Kolvi Caves 41 km
Buddhist caves cut in a laterite hill in Jhalawar, with a stupa and a colossal Buddha.
Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur 46 km
An eight faced Shiva linga of the sixth century, found in the Shivna in 1940.
Gandhi Sagar Dam 57 km
A masonry dam of sixty two metres on the Chambal in Mandsaur, one of four the river carries.
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary 58 km
Dry deciduous forest along the Chambal gorge, with rock shelters painted in the same period as Bhimbetka.
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam 81 km
A masonry dam of fifty four metres on the Chambal at Rawatbhata.
Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve 83 km
A reserve between two parallel ridges near Kota, with a Chambal gorge through it.
Gagron Fort 85 km
A water fort with no foundation, on three sides river.
Bagalamukhi Temple 85 km
One of the ten Mahavidya goddesses, on the bank of the Lakhundar at Nalkheda, and hers is the colour yellow.
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Questions
Where is Dhamnar Caves?
Dhamnar Caves is in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kolvi Caves (41 km), Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur (46 km), Gandhi Sagar Dam (57 km).
How do I get the Dhamnar Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dhamnar Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dhamnar Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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