Kolvi Caves
Buddhist caves cut in a laterite hill in Jhalawar, with a stupa and a colossal Buddha.
- Where
- Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.0113, 75.8474
Get the Kolvi Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kolvi 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 Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kolvi Caves
Dhamnar Caves 41 km
Fifty one caves and a temple cut out of one rock face in the seventh century, with a large reclining Buddha.
Bagalamukhi Temple 44 km
One of the ten Mahavidya goddesses, on the bank of the Lakhundar at Nalkheda, and hers is the colour yellow.
Gagron Fort 77 km
A water fort with no foundation, on three sides river.
Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur 79 km
An eight faced Shiva linga of the sixth century, found in the Shivna in 1940.
Gandhi Sagar Dam 83 km
A masonry dam of sixty two metres on the Chambal in Mandsaur, one of four the river carries.
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary 84 km
Dry deciduous forest along the Chambal gorge, with rock shelters painted in the same period as Bhimbetka.
Kaliadeh Palace 85 km
A fifteenth century water palace built over the Shipra so the river runs through its own tanks.
Kal Bhairav Temple, Ujjain 89 km
A temple where the deity is offered liquor, and drinks it.
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Questions
Where is Kolvi Caves?
Kolvi Caves is in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dhamnar Caves (41 km), Bagalamukhi Temple (44 km), Gagron Fort (77 km).
How do I get the Kolvi Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kolvi Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kolvi Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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