Description:
Situated inside the National Park, these 109 Buddhist caves are evidence of the existence of monastic settlements in 2nd to 9th century AD. They are a collection of Viharas and Chaityas. These Buddhist caves or monasteries, where monks practiced their austerities, are of around the first century AD. And unlike the artistic extravagance of Elephanta, they are Spartan and bare In fact, Kanheri is probably the only clue, to the rise and fall of Buddhism in Western India.
