Aurangabad Caves
Buddhist caves nobody stops for, above the city.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.9172, 75.3120
Get the Aurangabad Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Aurangabad 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Aurangabad Caves
Bibi ka Maqbara 2.0 km
Aurangzeb's son built it for his mother in imitation of the Taj, on a tenth of the budget, and it shows honestly.
Salim Ali Lake 3.7 km
A Mughal tank at Aurangabad renamed for the ornithologist, with a bird park round it.
Daulatabad Fort 10 km
A hill fort with a moat cut from rock and a spiral tunnel defenders could fill with smoke, never taken by force.
Tomb of Aurangzeb 16 km
An unmarked grave at Khuldabad, left plain by his own instruction, in the courtyard of a Sufi shrine.
Kailasa Temple, Ellora 18 km
Carved downwards out of a single cliff until a whole temple stood free of the rock, courtyards and all.
Ellora Caves 19 km
Thirty four temples of three religions cut into one basalt cliff, including Kailasa, carved downward from a single rock.
Grishneshwar Temple 20 km
The last of the twelve Jyotirlingas, beside Ellora.
Jayakwadi Dam 48 km
An earthen dam on the Godavari at Paithan, built to carry water into the dry Marathwada country.
More national monuments in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Aurangabad Caves?
Aurangabad Caves is in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bibi ka Maqbara (2.0 km), Salim Ali Lake (3.7 km), Daulatabad Fort (10 km).
How do I get the Aurangabad Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Aurangabad Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Aurangabad Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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