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Pohale Caves
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Coordinates	16°47′27″N 74°11′28″E / 16.790872°N 74.191172°E / 16.790872; 74.191172

Pohale Caves, also Pohala Caves or Pawala Caves, are a group of Buddhist caves located in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India, about 15 km northeast of Kolhapur.^[1]^[2]

The caves are rather plain and were excavated in a rocky area near Jyotiba's hill.^[1]^[2]

There is one large vihara, about square of about 34', with 14 columns on three sides and 22 cells around the central hall (7’ long, 5’ broad and 7’ high).^[1] There is also a Chaitya, and one more cave with a raised rock-cut seat for a teacher, with a watern cistern.^[1]^[2]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Revised Lists Of Antiquarian Remains In The Bombay Presidency. 1897. p. 285.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "ASI Mumbai Circle". www.asimumbaicircle.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013.

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-'''Pohale Caves''', also '''Pohala Caves''' or '''Pawala Caves''', are a group of Buddhist caves located in [[Kolhapur District]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], after 15km northeast of [[Kolhapur]].<ref name=BUR>{{cite book |title=Revised Lists Of Antiquarian Remains In The Bombay Presidency |date=1897 |page=285 |url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.53162/2015.53162.Revised-Lists-Of-Antiquarian-Remains-In-The-Bombay-Presidency#page/n341/search/pohala}}</ref><ref name=ASI>{{cite web |title=ASI Mumbai Circle |url=http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/m_kolhapur.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808045039/http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/m_kolhapur.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |website=www.asimumbaicircle.com}}</ref>
+'''Pohale Caves''', also '''Pohala Caves''' or '''Pawala Caves''', are a group of Buddhist caves located in [[Kolhapur District]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], about 15 km northeast of [[Kolhapur]].<ref name=BUR>{{cite book |title=Revised Lists Of Antiquarian Remains In The Bombay Presidency |date=1897 |page=285 |url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.53162/2015.53162.Revised-Lists-Of-Antiquarian-Remains-In-The-Bombay-Presidency#page/n341/search/pohala}}</ref><ref name=ASI>{{cite web |title=ASI Mumbai Circle |url=http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/m_kolhapur.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808045039/http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/m_kolhapur.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 August 2013 |website=www.asimumbaicircle.com}}</ref>
 The caves are rather plain and were excavated in a rocky area near [[Jyotiba]]'s hill.<ref name=BUR/><ref name=ASI/>
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