Yerphal Caves

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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
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[edit]

  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.


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