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Aurangabad Caves & Panchakki

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

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Overview

Twelve quieter Buddhist caves in the hills above the city, plus the 17th-century water-mill garden of Panchakki below.

Why visit: Ajanta-style art without the crowds, plus Mughal hydraulics.

Things to do

›Tantric-era carvings
›Hilltop city views
›Panchakki watermill
›Sufi shrine

Heritage WalkPhotography

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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Feb

Entry fee

₹25 each

Est. budget

₹200–400

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

2.1 km

📍 Heritage

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📍 Fort

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Daulatabad (Devagiri) Fort

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The 12th-century conical hill-fortress once briefly India's capital under Tughlaq — moats, dark spiral passages and the Chand Minar tower.

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📍 Cave

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Ellora Caves

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34 UNESCO cave-temples of three faiths side by side, crowned by Kailasa — the largest monolithic structure on earth, an entire temple carved downward from one rock.

Nov–Feb (closed Tue)Full dayExplore

19.2 km

📍 Temple

4.5

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple

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The 12th and last Jyotirlinga, a red-stone Shiva temple rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar beside the Ellora caves.

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