Jogeshwari Caves | Jogeshwari | Mumbai | Largest Hindu Cave Temple

The Jogeshwari Caves are some of the earliest Buddhist cave temples sculptures located in the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari, India. The caves date back to 520 to 550 CE. These caves belongs to the last stage of the Mahayana Buddhist architecture, which was later taken over by the Hindus . According to historian and scholar Walter Spink, Jogeshwari is the earliest major cave temple in India and (in terms of total length) "the largest".
The cave also has a murti and footprints of goddess Jogeshwari (Yogeshwari), whom the area is named after.

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