Kanheri Caves
A hundred and nine Buddhist cells cut into basalt over nine centuries, inside a national park inside a city.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.2080, 72.9060
Get the Kanheri Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kanheri 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 Kanheri Caves
Salsette 1.1 km
The island Mumbai and Thane both stand on, and among the most crowded pieces of land on earth.
Tulsi Lake 2.4 km
One of the three lakes that water Mumbai, inside the national park and closed to visitors.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park 4.8 km
A hundred square kilometres of forest inside the city limits, with leopards that live on its edges.
Upvan Lake 5.5 km
A lake in Thane where the Ganpati idols come on the last day of the festival.
Mandapeshwar Caves 6.9 km
Eighth century Shaiva caves at Borivali the Portuguese turned into a church.
Vihar Lake 7.1 km
Mumbai's oldest water supply, dammed in 1860 and now sitting inside the national park.
Powai Lake 8.7 km
An artificial lake of 1891 with crocodiles in it and an engineering institute on the bank.
Jogeshwari Caves 9.2 km
Sixth century Shaiva caves in Mumbai, now reached through a slum and lived around.
More national monuments in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Kanheri Caves?
Kanheri Caves is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Salsette (1.1 km), Tulsi Lake (2.4 km), Sanjay Gandhi National Park (4.8 km).
How do I get the Kanheri Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kanheri 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 Kanheri 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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