Heritage walk takes citizens to caves built in preSatavaahana era

  • | Monday | 25th March, 2019

Generally, man-made caves are constructed at a height outside the city but visible from the city.“These are man-made caves. There are certain symbols in the caves that reveal the era to which these structures belong. The caves seemed like they were incomplete because the monks may have left before completing them.Meanwhile, the archaeology department is investigating to see if it fits all norms of heritage and if it can be included in the category of protected monument. They date back to the pre-Satvahana period. They are older than Pandavleni .

NASHIK: Around 150 citizens participated in the heritage walk, organised by Maharashtra Times , to the ten ancient man-made caves dating back to the pre-Satavaahana period at Tapovan on Saturday.The caves, which are currently unattended and neglected ,were recently chanced upon by a group of scholars from the city who have shot a letter to the state archaeology department demanding conservation of the heritage structure.At 9am, a book on the caves written city-based scholar Chetan Rajapurkar was released by Pune-based historian Mahesh Tendulkar, chief of Gandhi Foundation Bhujangrao Bobade, Nashik Itihaas Sanshodhan Mandal’s G B Shah and Yogesh Kasar Patil at Ramsrushti Garden.Rajapurkar and other guests told people about the caves and explained the difference between man-made and natural caves. Generally, man-made caves are constructed at a height outside the city but visible from the city.“These are man-made caves. They are older than Pandavleni . They date back to the pre-Satvahana period. There are certain symbols in the caves that reveal the era to which these structures belong. The markings with stone on the caves indicate that these are more than 2,000-2,500 years old,” said Rajapurkar.The scholar further said that according to ancient scriptures, Buddhist monks did not stay in one place for a long time and that these caves by the riverside were built to stay put for a few days in the rainy season. The caves seemed like they were incomplete because the monks may have left before completing them.Meanwhile, the archaeology department is investigating to see if it fits all norms of heritage and if it can be included in the category of protected monument.

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