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There are some more Buddhist
caves excavated in the hills, about 8 miles from Dharashiva. The earlier
of them are referred by Burgess to the middle of the 7th century A. D.
Cave No. II is modeled on the plan of the Vakataka caves at Ajanta. It
has a central hall measuring 80 feet by 80 feet, with 14 cells for the
residence of the Bhiksus and Garbhagraha with a colossal image of the
Buddha in Padmasana.
Later some Jain caves (No. V and
VI) were excavated on the same hill. They are described in the Prakrt
work Karakandacariu as excavated by the king Karakanda, who came to know
about the earlier caves from the prince Siva of Terapura (Tagara). The
Karakandacariu is a work of the 11th century A.D so these later caves
were probably excavated in the 9th or 10th century A.D during the age of
Rastrakutas.
Getting There
The Dharashiv Caves are situated
8 km away from Osmanabad City in Balaghat Mountains.
Osmanabad is well connected by good
roads to major cities in Maharashtra. National Highway 211 (NH211) connects
Osmanabad to other major cities of Maharashtra.
Osmanabad has its own Railway
Station named as Osmanabad Railway Station which is connected to the major
cities of Maharashtra. It is linked with the cities like Mumbai, Pune, Miraj
Kolhapur, etc.
Osmanabad has its own domestic airport named as
Osmanabad
Airport.
Currently there are no
scheduled airlines operating at this Airport. The nearest domestic /
international airport is Pune
International Airport, roughly 261 km from Osmanabad.
Pune International Airport
is well connected to major cities in India.
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