9-421: The Kondivite Caves , are a group of 19 rock-cut monuments built between 1st century BCE and 6th century CE. This Buddhist monastery is located in the eastern suburb of Andheri in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) in western India . The monument consists of two groups of rock-cut caves – four caves more to the north-west and 15 caves more to the south-east. Most caves are viharas and cells for monks, but Cave 9 of
18-519: A distance of 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi). It is fully elevated, and consists of 12 stations, nine of which are in Andheri. Work on the corridor began on 8 February 2008. A cable stay bridge over Western Express Highway and a Steel Bridge spanning the Western railway line was completed at the end of 2012. The line opened for service on 8 June 2014. Approximately 85 million passengers used the line in
27-630: A good transport network. The Andheri railway station is among the busiest railway stations in the city. The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master transportation plan. Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri ( Andheri metro station ) connecting Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the Eastern Suburbs, covering
36-399: Is Mumbai Metro's first underground line with 27 underground stations and one at-grade station. The line will run from Navy Nagar in the far-south of Mumbai to Aarey Depot in the north-centre, and will include connections to other metro lines , monorail , suburban rail , inter-city rail , and Mumbai's International Airport . Line 3 is expected to reduce road congestion as well as the load on
45-692: Is located near the junction between the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and SEEPZ . The road that connects these monuments to Andheri Kurla Road is named Mahakali Caves Road after it. The caves are located on a hill that overlooks the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and the SEEPZ++ area. A Direct bus run by the BEST links the caves with Andheri station. The caves were in danger of being encroached upon, but now it
54-598: Is steel fenced on the roadside and walled on the hillside. [REDACTED] Media related to Mahakali Caves at Wikimedia Commons In the Mumbai area: In the Junnar area: Andheri Andheri ( [ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː] ) is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai , Maharashtra , India. For administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes under K/W ward of
63-577: The BMC , while Andheri (east) comes under the K/E ward of BMC . Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai , with several film studios and TV news channels. Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX . Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji . Andheri is one of the most important places in Mumbai and is located somewhat in the centre of Mumbai geographically. It also has
72-446: The first 11 months of service. Metro 2A intersects with Blue Line 1 at DN Nagar Metro and Metro 7 at WEH Metro station respectively in Andheri. Pink Line 6 will function from Lokhandwala to Kanjurmarg via Jogeshwari of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2024. Line 3 (Aqua Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Mumbai Metro in the city of Mumbai , Maharashtra , India . The 33.5 km (20.8 mi) route
81-525: The south-eastern group is chaitya . Caves in the northwest have been created mainly in the 4th – 5th century, while the south-eastern group is older. The monument contains also rock-cut cisterns and remnants of other structures. Caves are carved out of a solid black basalt rock, (volcanic trap breccias, prone to weathering). The largest cave at Kondivite (Cave 9) has seven depictions of the Buddha and figures from Buddhist mythology but all are mutilated. It
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