Mandapeshwar Caves
Eighth century Shaiva caves at Borivali the Portuguese turned into a church.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 19.2451, 72.8532
Get the Mandapeshwar Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mandapeshwar 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 Mandapeshwar Caves
Global Vipassana Pagoda 5.3 km
A stone dome ninety six metres across, built without pillars in the Burmese manner, seating eight thousand.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park 6.7 km
A hundred square kilometres of forest inside the city limits, with leopards that live on its edges.
Ghodbunder Fort 6.8 km
A Portuguese fort above the Ulhas at Thane, later Maratha, and later still a Company office.
Kanheri Caves 6.9 km
A hundred and nine Buddhist cells cut into basalt over nine centuries, inside a national park inside a city.
Salsette 7.0 km
The island Mumbai and Thane both stand on, and among the most crowded pieces of land on earth.
Marve Beach 8.0 km
A beach at Malad where the ferry leaves for Manori.
Tulsi Lake 9.1 km
One of the three lakes that water Mumbai, inside the national park and closed to visitors.
Dongri Fort 9.6 km
A small fort in the Dongri quarter of Mumbai, looked after now by the neighbourhood around it.
More national monuments in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Mandapeshwar Caves?
Mandapeshwar Caves is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Global Vipassana Pagoda (5.3 km), Sanjay Gandhi National Park (6.7 km), Ghodbunder Fort (6.8 km).
How do I get the Mandapeshwar Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mandapeshwar 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 Mandapeshwar 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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