Lenyadri
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Lenyadri, sometimes called Ganesa Lena, Ganesh Pahar Caves, are a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist "caves", located about north of Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are cut into a natural cliff or steep slope. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Manmodi Caves, Shivneri Caves and Tulja Caves. The Lenyadri caves date between the 1st and 3rd century AD. Some have later been adapted to Hindu use.
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- Lenyadri
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- Lenyadri complex
- Cave.location
- Junnar, Maharashtra, India
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- India
- Cave.relief
- yes
- Mandir.name
- Lenyadri Ganesha Temple(Shri Girijatmaja Temple)
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- Lenyadri, cave 7
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- India
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- Maharashtra
- Mandir.district
- Pune District
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- Lenyadri caves near Junnar
- Mandir.deity
- Ganesha as Girijatmaja
- Mandir.festivals
- Ganesh Chaturthi and Ganesh Jayanti
- Mandir.architecture
- Buddhist vihara cave
- Mandir.year_completed
- the vihara dates to the 1st century AD, date of conversion to temple: unknown
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11 sectionsContents
- Names
- Geography
- Cave 7: Ganesha Temple
- Architecture
- Legend
- Worship
- ''Chaityas'' (chapels)
- Other ''viharas'' (monk dwellings)
- Description
- References
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Lenyadri, sometimes called Ganesa Lena, Ganesh Pahar Caves, are a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist "caves", located about north of Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are cut into a natural cliff or steep slope. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Manmodi Caves, Shivneri Caves and Tulja Caves. The Lenyadri caves date between the 1st and 3rd century AD. Some have later been adapted to Hindu use.
Twenty-six of the caves are individually numbered. The caves face to the south and are numbered serially from east to west. Caves 6 and 14 are chaitya-grihas (chapels), while the rest are viharas (dwellings for monks). The latter are in the form of dwellings and cells. There are also several rock-cut water cisterns; two of them have inscriptions. The layout of the caves, in general, are similar in pattern and shape. They generally have one or two sides with two long benches for occupants' use.
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