Pataleshwar
Pune, India
Also known as: pataleshwarपाताळेश्वर, पुणेపాతాళేశ్వర గుహలు, పూణేപട്ടലേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം
The Pataleshwar Caves, also referred to as the Panchaleshvara temple or Bhamburde Pandav cave temple, are an 8th-century rock-cut Hindu temple from the Rashtrakuta period located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it was a monumental monolithic excavation with a notable circular Nandi mandapa and a large pillared mandapa. It is a temple of three rock-cut cave sanctums, likely dedicated to Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu originally, but currently to Parvati-original Shiva-Ganesha. A garden now surrounds the site, new idols have been placed elsewhere in the complex. The interior of the caves have suffered damage from vandalism.[2]
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Key facts
| Architecture | rock-cut architecture[1] |
|---|---|
| Heritage listing | Monument of National Importance; PMC Heritage Grade I[1] |
| Location | Pune, India |
| Status | Active |
Sources
- Wikidata Q7144204 — Wikidata
- Pataleshwar Caves, Pune - Wikipedia — Wikipedia