Ambivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland
Early Historic (100 BCE–500 CE)·Buddhist·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Ambivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland
Ambivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland in Maharashtra, India is a Early Historic (100 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist. Small Buddhist cave cluster near Ulhas river with 2 viharas and chaitya. Ambivali outlier Buddhist caves near Kalyan ports feeding Sopara trade.
Why it mattersKey Buddhist reference site for the Maharashtra
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 BCE
- Period
- Early Historic (100 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Buddhist
- Purpose
- Small Buddhist cave cluster near Ulhas river with 2 viharas and chaitya
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
19.2100° N · 73.1900° E · 80 m · 4 mapped features
Ambivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland — Chaitya Hall
chaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa
19.2102° N · 73.1901° EAmbivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland — Vihara Cells
viharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds
19.2098° N · 73.1902° EAmbivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland — Façade Gavaksha
facadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving
19.2104° N · 73.1898° EAmbivali Caves — Kalyan Hinterland — Reservoir Tank
tankRock-cut reservoir or tank
19.2096° N · 73.1899° E