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Yerphal Caves
Yerphale stupa.jpg
Remains of a stupa in Yerphal caves.
Map showing the location of Yerphal Caves
Map showing the location of Yerphal Caves
Map showing the location of Yerphal Caves
Map showing the location of Yerphal Caves
Coordinates17°22′55″N 73°56′35″E / 17.382077°N 73.942973°E / 17.382077; 73.942973Coordinates: 17°22′55″N 73°56′35″E / 17.382077°N 73.942973°E / 17.382077; 73.942973

Yerphal Caves, also Yerphale Caves, are a small group of Buddhist caves located near Umbraj, Maharashtra, India. The caves were only discovered recently, in 1979.[1] It is located not far from the Karad Caves (about 25 km).

The group contains a small chaitya hall with an apsidal plan with a stupa inside.[2][3] There are also two cells, and an unfinished cave. The caves can be dated to the first half of the 2nd century CE.[3]

References

  1. Qureshi, Dulari (2010). The Rock-cut Temples of Western India. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. p. 346. ISBN 9788180902024.
  2. Rujivacharakul, Vimalin; Hahn, H. Hazel; Oshima, Ken Tadashi; Christensen, Peter (2013). Architecturalized Asia: Mapping a Continent through History. Hong Kong University Press. p. 141. ISBN 9789888208050.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Yerphal monastery, (towards) Umbraj, Maharashtra, IN - Mapping Buddhist Monasteries". monastic-asia.wikidot.com.