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Patan Caves
A cave in Tamkane, Patan 17°24′55″N 73°52′14″E / 17.415278°N 73.870556°E / 17.415278; 73.870556
Map showing the location of Patan Caves
Map showing the location of Patan Caves
LocationPatan, Maharashtra
Coordinates17°24′55″N 73°52′15″E / 17.415198°N 73.870929°E / 17.415198; 73.870929

The Patan Buddhist caves are recently discovered rock-cut caves, near Patan, Maharashtra, in the district of Satara. Eleven caves were discovered all together, spread in four different areas of Patan, in Tamkane, Yerphal, Yeradvadi and Digevadi.[1][2]

The caves are dated to the first half of the 2nd century CE.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ganvir, Shrikant. Newly Discovered Buddhist Rock-cut Caves of Maharashtra: An Appraisal.
  2. ^ Dutt, Sukumar (1988). Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India: Their History and Their Contribution to Indian Culture. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 978-81-208-0498-2.

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