Jogeshwari Caves - Tourist attraction in Mumbai - Mumbai Suburban, India

Jogeshwari Caves are very old, from the 5th to 6th centuries. These caves tell us about the old Buddhist culture and art in India. But now, pandits have taken over these caves, and they perform Brahmanical rituals there. The designs and carvings in the caves are all related to Buddhism similar to Elephanta caves, Gharapuri. The caves are made in a special layout, with places for meditation and prayer. Jogeshwari Caves are a special place in Mumbai to learn about old Buddhist art and culture. It's a quiet spot in a busy city. If you are interested in history or want some peace, it's a good place to visit.

Located in Jogeshwari in Mumbai, the Jogeshwari Caves are around 1,500 years old, and were excavated during the Ajanta and Elephanta caves excavation. One of the finest and popular Indian caves, the Jogeshwari Caves are known for deities, and people come from all over India for worship.

Very good spacious place. Old well built structure. Hosts main temples of jogeshwari Devi, lord Siva, and smaller places for Ganesha and Hanuman. Very poorly maintained. No boards or directions to locate things. Hard to walk along too.Spending a little money can turn this into a nice tourist attraction.

It's an amazing place everybody should visit both of the caves!

An beautiful blending of ancient Indian history and mythology. Those are untouched by thugs throughout the era, this cave is one of them.

Must visit place, feel the peaceful ambience, go there to feel the positive vibes of god's such as jogeshwari devi, Shankar bhagavan, lord ganapati and many more.

Unbelievable huge ancient Caves from the Pandva time ( made by Arjuna ( Bhagavad Gita) and his Family ) with Magic underground Temples: Shiva, YoniLinga, Godess Temple, Ganesha Temple and many more! A must Visit in Bombay, a must See !!!

They are one of the original tribes, who migrated to Bombay in 13th century AD with Yaduvanshi king, Raja Bhimdev. Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare (SKP) (belonging to the lunar race) are known to be related to Prithviraj Chauhan of Delhi and Bhoj Raja of Madhya Pradesh. According to tradition, the Panchkalshis derive their name from the fact that their former headman used to sit on a canopied throne surmounted by five kalashas. The primary language spoken by these people is Marathi mixed with Vadval. They are mainly involved in agriculture and carpentry but engineers and doctors and other service professions are also more common these days. SKPs are a prosperous community now and have migrated all over the world. These people are mainly based in Mumbai and nearby places like Alibag,Nagaon, Uran, Cheul, Revdanda, Murud, Maap gaon, Kihim and others. Common surnames in this community are Goregaonkar, Chogle, Bhatte, Navalkar, Patkeshwar, Cheulkar, Mhatre, Bhagat,Paralkar, Worlikar,Dadarkar,Dandekar,Date, Raote, Chemburkar, Ovalekar,Mahimkar, Pathare, Raut,Pradhan,Vaidya, Naik, Surnaik, Tekalkar, Thakur, Patil, Rath, Gharat, Mantri, Ule, Pansare, Devare, Rane and others. It may be noted that several of these names derive from actual places in Mumbai, e.g. Goregaonkar from Goregaon, Dadarkar from Dadar, Chemburkar from Chembur and so forth.Pachkalshi as well Chaukalshi tribe are found living along the coastal belt of Mumbai & Goa. They mostly worship Tuljapur's Bhavani mata, Kolhapur's Ambabai, Karla's Ekviraa aai, and Jejuri's Khandoba. They also worship several goddesses (unique to each clan) who have ancient temples around Mumbai like the Hardai and Harbai at Malad, and Jogeshwari Devi (from where Jogeshwari suburb takes it name), Shilai Devi (Beje Nasik), Satmadevi (Mulgaon, Vasai) and Mahalaxmi near Peddar Road (Mumbai) It has been noted in the history of the Marathas in relation to the annexation of the Vasai Fort that the Naiks were a prominent key to get this coveted fort. The Naiks who posed as petty workers or carpenters entered the Fort and mapped it. This crucial information was used by the Marathas to create a base in the important Vasai and Sopara area, which was a major trading port in the times.The Chogles were credited to be the navy builders of the Maratha Navy. They were rewarded by the ruling Marathas with land near Mumbai, which now constitutes Borivali (Dattapada & Babhai) and the surrounding suburbs. Chintaman Chogle was involved in the building of Gateway of India under the supervision of architect George Wittet. He supplied the wooden industrial patterns (molds) to the British which formed the framework for the imposing structure.