Cave 8
Cave 8 is a cave in Khuldabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra. Cave 8 is situated nearby to Cave 9, as well as near Cave 7.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellora and Kailasanath Temple.
Ellora
Photo: Ramji R, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellora Caves are an impressive complex of rock shrines that represent the three faiths of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and were created between the 5th and the 13th centuries CE.
Kailasanath Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: G41rn8, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kailasha or Kailasha-natha temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at the Ellora Caves in Sambhaji Nagar district of Maharashtra, India. Kailasanath Temple is situated 340 metres north of Cave 8.
Ghrishneshwar Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Rashmi.parab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs. Ghrishneshwar Temple is situated 1¼ km northwest of Cave 8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khuldabad and Daulatabad.
Khuldabad
Photo: Lala Deen Dayal, Public domain.
Khuldabad is a town 27 km north-west of Aurangabad. It's called the City of Mosques due to the large number of mosques. Here you can find the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Daulatabad
Village
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daulatabad, also known as Devagiri, is a town in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, close to Aurangabad. Daulatabad is situated 10 km southeast of Cave 8.
Cave 8
- Type: Cave
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, monument, and landform
- Location: Khuldabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.02075° or 20° 1′ 15″ northLongitude
75.17981° or 75° 10′ 47″ eastOpen location code
7JGQ25CH+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2525048891OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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