Pandavleni
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| location = Shahada, Maharashtra
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Pandavleni, also known as Tirthankar Leni, Panch Pandav or Pandav Leni Jain cave, is ancient rock-cut sculptures complex located at Gomai River around 6 kilometer north of Shahada, Maharashtra. These caves were excavated by Jain saints 2,000 years ago.{{Sfn|Davidson|Gitlitz|2002|p=430}}
Location
The Pandavleni complex is in the bed of Gomai river carved in one solid rock. The Pandavleni is around 10 metres below the rest of terrain. There are rather identical two structures around 15 metres apart in east-west line. Sculptures in rock are carved in such a way that water in river flows over the rock, water falls in sculpture complex but force of water do not impact sculptures. It is like sculpture carved on the wall of well. During flood well will be filled with water and water will flow over well without causing any damage to sculpture on the wall of the well.
Pandavleni Complex A
This complex is nearest to centre of bed of Gomai river. There are two rooms. In first small there are five sculptures. Main sculpture room is Mahavir sculpture facing towards east, which is partially destroyed. On the right and left side of Mahavir sculpture there are two sculptures each. This room opens to second big room where there are many sculptures carved on the four walls of the room.
Image:Mahavir Sculpture Pandavleni - A.jpg|Statues of Jain Tirthankars
Image:Pandavleni-A Picture-1.jpg|Statues of Jain Tirthankars
Image:Pandavleni-A Picture-2.jpg|Statues of Jain Tirthankars
Pandavleni Complex B
This complex is around 15 metres in the west from Complex A in the same rock. This complex looks identical like Complex A except that in the first small room there are total seven sculptures, three sculptures each on the right and left side of Mahavir sculpture. This Mahavir sculpture is also facing east.
File:Sculpture Shahada Gomai River.jpg|Sculpture of Jain Tirthankar
File:Pandava leni Shahada.jpg|Statues of Jain Tirthankars
Image:Pandavleni-B Picture-1.jpg|Statues of Jain Tirthankars
Image:Mahavir Sculpture Pandavleni - B.jpg|Statues of Jain Tirthankars
Status
Pandavleni caves is protected site under Archaeological Survey of India.{{Citation|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_maharashtra_aurangabad.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Maharashtra - Aurangabad|publisher=ASI|access-date=2017-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905162019/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_maharashtra_aurangabad.asp|archive-date=2017-09-05|url-status=dead}}
See also
{{commons category|Pandavleni}}
References
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- {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YVYkrNhPMQkC|title=Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland; an Encyclopedia|volume= 1|first1=Linda Kay |last1=Davidson |first2=David Martin|last2=Gitlitz|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2002|access-date=2017-09-13|isbn=9781576070048}}
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