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Kanheri Caves in photographs.

5 views from our Mumbai field note. Open any photograph to see it at full size.

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Two-storey facade of a Kanheri cave cut into dark basalt under a blue sky
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Pillared cave cut into the sloping rock of Kanheri hill, with rock-cut steps and forest beyond
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Forest of Sanjay Gandhi National Park seen from Kanheri under grey monsoon clouds
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Weathered stone relief panel of carved figures on a Kanheri cave wall
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Small cave opening beneath a curving basalt overhang, with trees growing from the rock
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Photo credits
  1. Shristi Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  2. Steph C · CC BY 2.0 · Source
  3. Arijit Patra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  4. Ashish1594 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
  5. Vaibhavpol1663 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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