Comments on: Ancient Kanheri Caves In Sanjay Gandhi National Park

By: Dr. Gaurishankar Sarate

Dr. Gaurishankar Sarate — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:23:04 +0000

Kanheri caves is an ancent sacred place where buddhist monks were living in viharas and studying , meditating and the echo of Trisharan Panchasheel must have been ringing in the hill top & around this sacred place 2 Thousand yrs before. Sadly Kanheri caves were used for shooting Bolywood filmsongs. Film Sasural song Satale Aye Jahan , last stanza of Teri pyari pyari surat ko was picturised in Kanheri caves.The romantic song Tum Ruthi Raho ,Mai Manata Rahun from Film Aas Ka Panchi was shooted on Rajendra kumar Vaijayantimala in the Kanheri caves.

By: Ramesh

Ramesh — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:55:40 +0000

I dint know about this place, seriously. After reading your post I will definitely love to visit this place.

By: Aadil Desai

Aadil Desai — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:34:20 +0000

You may check out my guide to the Mumbai Fort Heritage Area Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Aadil.

By: Aadil Desai

Aadil Desai — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:30:42 +0000

There are a a lot of places worth checking out when you come next to Mumbai. Vasai Fort, Sewri Fort, Bandra Fort and the Fort area of Mumbai are worth checking out!!! For a guidebook you do have one on the Kanheri Caves available at the tea stall next to the ticket window. Elephanta caves on the island with the same name is really worth visiting but the other caves at Mandapeshwar, Mahakali and Jogeshwari are some of the others within Mumbai city limits.

By: Aadil Desai

Aadil Desai — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:24:35 +0000

You should not be told to move away from such a site by the film crew. Just inform the ASI people and they will shoo away the film makers if they behave like that. I did the same with them when I was at Purana Qila in Old Delhi when some Emraan Hashmi film was being shot and the crew stopped me from entering at one end, finally complained to the ASI authorities on the site and asked them to behave with the public. The permission given to these film makers is that they cannot cordon off any area or prevent people from entering any area when they are shooting there during public visiting hours. That they manage to do that most of the times is because people are awed by the sight of film stars and give in to the orders of the bullying crew members.

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:18:12 +0000

Thanks Rishi, I think it is time to give Mumbai a visit…someone please create an opportunity for me to visit.

By: Rushikesh

Rushikesh — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:17:26 +0000

Hey Anuradha, just happened to read your blog! Great stuff. I have spent my childhood visiting Kanheri and National park! Apart from this and Elephanta Caves which are famous, you should visit

1. Bassein Fort(Portuguese later captured by the Marathas), Vasai
2. Mandapeshwar, Mahakali Caves

There are plenty of smaller forts and temples built by the Marathas in the surrounding Sahyadri region.

Next time you are in Bombay, let me know.

Best,

Rishi

By: Rushikesh

Rushikesh — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:16:07 +0000

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:01:23 +0000

No Puru, I did not cover the islands. Can you share the list when it is ready, would try to cover as and when I am in Mumbai again.

By: Puru@ShadowsGalore

Puru@ShadowsGalore — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:08:55 +0000

An interesting read. I am jotting down the places I can see near Mumbai and Pune 🙂 .. For pre British, did you cover the islands? The Zazira for instance ?