Caves of Trirashmi Hill
- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found three more caves in Trirashmi hill in Nashik where the Trirashmi Buddhist caves are located.
- All the caves have verandahs and the characteristic square stone platform for monks.
- There are special arrangements for monks to meditate, similar to the Kanheri and Wai caves.
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The antiquity of the caves is yet to be established; archaeologists studying them, however, believe they could be older than the Trirashmi caves.
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The Trirashmi or Pandav Leni caves are a group of 25 caves that were carved out of Trirashmi Hill between the 2nd century BC and 6th century AD.
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The caves complex was documented in 1823.
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It is now an ASI-protected site and a tourist destination.
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The Buddhist sculptures and caves (in Nashik) are an early example of Indian rock-cut architecture representing the Hinayana tradition of Buddhism.