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Excavated places tagged “mumbai”

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🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut

Jogeshwari Caves

Early Medieval (Gupta–Kalchuri) · Shaivite Brahminical after Buddhist vihara phase

Mumbai megalithic 6th-c Hindu cave 47×32 m with 6 pillars, largest Jogeshwari early Shiva adaptation.

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🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut

Elephanta Caves

Late Gupta to Early Chalukya 5th–8th century CE · Hindu (Shaiva) and Buddhist under Kalachuri/Chalukya patronage

Rock-cut Shaiva cave complex on Elephanta Island with colossal Trimurti sculpture, 5th–8th c. CE.