Jogeshwari Caves

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Jogeshwari Caves are ancient rock-cut Hindu cave temples in Mumbai, India, renowned for their early Shaivite sculptures and architecture dating back to around the 6th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut cave temple complex ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access publicly accessible ⓘ
architecturalStyle cave temple architecture ⓘ
rock-cut ⓘ
associatedWith Shaivism ⓘ
climateZone tropical wet and dry ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
era early medieval India ⓘ
excavationType rock-cut ⓘ
hasDepiction Ganesha ⓘ
Parvati ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
various Shaivite themes ⓘ
hasFeature lingam shrine ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ
pillared hall ⓘ
reliefs of Hindu deities ⓘ
sculpted panels ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument at state level ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Buddhist rock-cut architecture ⓘ
knownFor early Shaivite sculptures ⓘ
large pillared hall ⓘ
long cave layout ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn Jogeshwari ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Mumbai ⓘ
western India ⓘ
locatedOn Salsette Island ⓘ
material basalt rock ⓘ
near Jogeshwari railway station ⓘ
Western Express Highway ⓘ
oneOf earliest major Hindu cave temples in Mumbai region ⓘ
period 6th century ⓘ
primaryDeity Shiva ⓘ
regionOfSignificance Konkan ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scriptOfInscriptions early Devanagari or related Brahmi-derived script ⓘ
stateParty Maharashtra state archaeology authorities ⓘ
usedFor cultural tourism ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ

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