Despite having visited Pune city on twenty-five separate occasions over the years, it never ceases to amaze me how many interesting sites and locations there are to explore. I constantly feel like I’m only scratching the surface, and unsurprisingly I usually leave Pune with a longer list of […]
Located 15km east of Pale and Uksan Cave, and 14km north-east of Kamshet, Nigade Caves are another example of a lesser-known ancient cave site that has thus far received very little attention from scholars. Visiting the caves requires a bit of a trek, so at least half a […]
Situated 60km north-west of Pune and 9km north-west of Kamshet in Maharashtra, Uksan Cave lies close to ancient trade route that climbs up the western ghat ridge from the Konkan over to the Deccan plateau near Kusur and Dhak. This ancient trade route was used to transport goods […]
The hilly region of Maharashtra on the western coast of India is famous for a long and rich tradition of rock-cut architecture, with world heritage Buddhist and Brahmanical sites such as Ajanta, Ellora and Elephanta. With the exception of Ellora, little is known about the Jaina caves in […]
Situated 53km west of Pune and 26km south of Lonavala, Sudhagad makes for a great day excursion out of the city to a fort that receives very few visitors compared to some of the more popular forts in the vicinity. Scaling to a height of 620m above sea […]
Situated a short distance away from Kalachand Temple close to the banks of Lal Bandh in Bishnupur, the Radha Madhab temple was built by Churamon Devi, a consort of the Malla king Krishna Singha, in 1737 CE. Constructed from laterite, the Eka Ratna temple as a triple-arched opening […]
The small town of Bishnupur, 120km north-west of Kolkata in West Bengal, contains a dazzling collection of temples with some of the most distinctive and unusual designs in the country. Most of the temples were constructed in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Malla dynasty ruled this […]
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