Raw data
This group of 37 caves is in the "Sudhgad subdivision of the Raigad district (Maharashtra). They are simple caves of the 1st century BCE and do not appear to have been re-occupied in the 6th-7th centuries.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.199.
Src: IN
Input by: SG, Apr 2, 2009
"Nenavali (Sudhagad Peta, RS. Khopoli, 30 m; p. 433) is a petty village about eleven miles to the north-east of Pali and is connected with Pali by a cart road which is passable during fair season only. The village has in its vicinity 21 caves which are called Pandav caves. Of these caves one cave has a carved sabhamandap big enough to accommodate 500 persons at a time."
http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/places_Nenavali.html
Pali, India Page
Other names: Pāli
World:India:State of Maharashtra
Lat 18.5333 Long 73.2333
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Pali3.html
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 16, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Nenavali monastery, IN.
Lat 18.5333 Long 73.2333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Nenavali monastery - Ahir (2003:199)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Maharashtra
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 18.5333 Long 73.2333 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Pali3.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 18.5333 Long 73.2333 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Pali3.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 1st c. BC - Ahir (2003:199)
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- not reoccupied 6th-7th AD - Ahir (2003:199)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
- A group of 37 caves - Ahir (2003:199)
- A group of 21 caves - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/places_Nenavali.html
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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