Manmodi Caves
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The Manmodi Caves are a complex of a rock-cut caves about 3 km to the south of the city of Junnar in India.[1] Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Tulja Caves, Shivneri Caves and Lenyadri caves.[1]
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Manmodi Caves | |
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Location | Junnar |
Coordinates | 19.1859°N 73.8843°E / 19.1859; 73.8843 |
Geology | Basalt |
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It is thought that the caves were positioned on natural trade routes, formed by passes leading from the coast to the basaltic plateau of the Western Ghats.[1] One of the caves in Manmodi has an epigraph mentioning the Western Satrap Nahapana bearing the title of Mahakshatrapa (Great Satrap).[2]