#Lenyadri sometimes called #Ganesa Lena, Ganesh Pahar Caves represents a series of about 30 rock-cut #Buddhist caves, located about 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) north of #Junnar in #Pune district in the #Indian state of #Maharashtra. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: #Manmodi Caves, #Shivneri Caves and #Tulja Caves.
#Cave 7, originally a Buddhist vihara, has been adapted as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ganesha. It is one of the #Ashtavinayak shrines, a set of the eight prominent Ganesha shrines in Western Maharashtra. Twenty-six of the caves are individually numbered.
The caves face to the south and are numbered serially from east to west. Caves 6 and 14 are chaitya-grihas (chapels), while the rest are #viharas (dwellings for #monks). The latter are in the form of dwellings and cells. There are also several rock-cut water cisterns; two of them have inscriptions. The layout of the caves, in general, are similar in pattern and shape.
@Mandir
#Cave 7, originally a Buddhist vihara, has been adapted as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ganesha. It is one of the #Ashtavinayak shrines, a set of the eight prominent Ganesha shrines in Western Maharashtra. Twenty-six of the caves are individually numbered.
The caves face to the south and are numbered serially from east to west. Caves 6 and 14 are chaitya-grihas (chapels), while the rest are #viharas (dwellings for #monks). The latter are in the form of dwellings and cells. There are also several rock-cut water cisterns; two of them have inscriptions. The layout of the caves, in general, are similar in pattern and shape.
@Mandir