How to Get to Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park by Bus or Train?

Directions to Kanheri Caves station (Sanjay Gandhi National Park) with public transit

The following transit lines have routes that pass near Kanheri Caves

    BusBus: 188LTD.

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Bus stop near Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park

  • Kanheri Caves, 17 min walk,

Bus lines to Kanheri Caves station in Sanjay Gandhi National Park

  • 188LTD, Sanjay Gandhi Udyan (National Park),
Questions & Answers

  • What are the closest stations to Kanheri Caves?

    The closest stations to Kanheri Caves are:

    • Kanheri Caves is 1066 meters away, 17 min walk.

  • Which bus line stops near Kanheri Caves?

    188LTD (Kanheri Caves)

  • What time is the first bus to Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park?

    The 188LTD is the first bus that goes to Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. It stops nearby at 8:11 AM.

  • What time is the last bus to Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park?

    The 188LTD is the last bus that goes to Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. It stops nearby at 6:47 PM.

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Bus: 188LTD.

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Location: Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai

Kanheri Caves, Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Kanheri Caves, Sanjay Gandhi National ParkThe Kanheri Caves (Kānherī-guhā [kaːnʱeɾiː ɡuɦaː]) are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop in the forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, on the island of Salsette in the western outskirts of Mumbai, India. They contain Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century CE to the 10th century CE. Kanheri comes from the Sanskrit Krishnagiri, which means "black mountain". The site is on a hillside, and is accessible via rock-cut steps. The cave complex comprises one hundred and nine caves. The oldest are relatively plain and unadorned, in contrast to later caves on the site, and the highly embellished Elephanta Caves of Mumbai. Each cave has a stone plinth that functioned as a bed. A congregation hall with huge stone pillars contains a stupa (a Buddhist Pagoda). Rock-cut channels above the caves fed rainwater into cisterns, which provided the complex with water. Once the caves were converted to permanent monasteries, their walls were carved with intricate reliefs of Buddha and the Bodhisattvas. Kanheri caves were built in the 1st century and had become an important Buddhist settlement on the Konkan coast by the 3rd century CE. Most of the caves were Buddhist viharas, meant for living, studying, and meditating. The larger caves, which functioned as chaityas, or halls for congregational worship, are lined with intricately carved Buddhist sculptures, reliefs, pillars and rock-cut stupas. Avalokiteshwara is the most distinctive figure. The large number of viharas demonstrates there was a well organized establishment of Buddhist monks. This establishment was also connected with many trade centers, such as the ports of Sopara, Kalyan, Nasik, Paithan and Ujjain. Kanheri was a University center by the time the area was under the rule of the Maurayan and Kushan empires. In the late 10th century, the Buddhist teacher Atisha (980–1054) came to the Krishnagiri Vihara to study Buddhist meditation under Rahulagupta.
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