Who destroyed the Mandapeswara Cave Temple at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- मंडपेश्वर गुफा मंदिर {मुंबई, महाराष्ट्र,] को किसने नष्ट किया ??
Located near Mount Poinsur in the Borivali suburb of Mumbai, Mandapeshwar Caves is an 6th - 8th century rock cut shrine dedicated to Shiva.
The caves today stand behind an open clearing in front of a main road. It’s believed that at one time the Dahisar river ran in front of it, but over the passage of time the river has changed its course. What is left of that river is now about 300m away from the caves.
Shanty dwellings also use to crowd around the caves, with the excavations used as gambling dens, until local NGOs cleared the area some time back. Clearly these caves have seen a lot over the centuries, and the more recent events is just the tip of the iceberg.
The main cave consists of a pillared forecourt with three side chambers. Stylistically the cave is almost identical to Cave 21 at Ellora in its plan and sculptural decoration. The central sanctum has a small Shiva linga and is still worshipped today, a small nandi in front of the sanctum entrance also reminds us that this is a Shiva temple.
There are some relief panels that have survived the cave’s turbulent history. One depicts the marriage of Shiva and Parvati, another with Shiva as Nataraja. Considering all that this cave has endured, it’s surprising that anything has survived at all.
There’s a second smaller cave next to the main cave, undecorated and with crudely shaped pillars. It almost suggests that this cave was never fully completed, or had some sort of peripheral use that did not warrant any specific carvings.
A walk around this small site yields much evidence of a troubled past. As a Hindu temple, it was specifically targeted by the Portuguese, who asserted their religious beliefs over it by literally building a monastery and church right on top of it.
The ruined remains of that structure, dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and consecrated in 1544, can still be seen today above the cave.
Two centuries later, in 1739, the monastery and church was desecrated after the Battle of Bassein in which the Marathas lead by Bajirao Peshwa I defeated the Portuguese. The caves were subsequently reinstated as a Hindu temple, but it wasn’t long before the caves were once again a victim of history.
Towards the end of the 18th century the British defeated the Marathas, and the caves were once again used as a place of Christian worship. A three foot high symbol of the cross, carved out of a stone panel that once depicted mythical Hindu figures, stands at the entrance to the cave.
With the end of colonial rule, the church fell into disrepair and the caves gradually reverted back to the worship of Siva.
There are five rock-cut caves in Mumbai; Elephanta, Kanheri, Jogeshwari, Mahakali, and Mandapeshwar. The Mandapeshwar Caves are possibly the least visited of the group, but do come here to pay your respects to a monument that has seen more than its fair share of tumultuous history.
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As always, such a detailed and beautiful videography and narration. Thanks a lot Sir for the wonderful work. You are blessed, so are we to witness the magic of our ancient forefathers.
Excellent place, thanks sir
Thanks sir.🙏🙏🙏. For showing hidden gems as always.
I have no words to appreciate your work.. भगवान आपके जीवन में आपको सकारात्मक पथ प्रदर्शन करें। प्रणाम आपको।
Extraordinary, like allways! India, like Chille or Peru has so much ancient heritage that sometimes seems imposible to see that all. Thank you sir for your effort to show us that treasure. Greetings from Serbia.
Sincere thanks to the creator of this video for such detailed pictures and coverage.
Thanks for the vedeo of this ancient tempe🙏🙏
Thanks for all the effort
Nice bhai 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤
Very Good Thank You For ... everything
Chalukya 🔥💛❤️
very beautiful cave n craving
I am living in Mumbai but was aware only about Elephanta caves,Kanheri caves and jogeshwari caves but not about this cave though I am living in Borivili.
All the governments have been so careless and apathetic towards this ancient heritage.No effort has been made to bring such ancient sites to public knowledge.Our historian were actually traitors to our nation who have given no significance to our ancient heritage Had such a cave been in a western country it would have been an international tourism centre.
It is high time we awake from our slumber.
thanks you sir
Amogh video.uss samanya me kaisa hooga vaibhav,ye kalpana me lejaata hai.aapka ye paryatan,shodhakarya,aapko PHD ke yogya banadiya hai.thisiss submit karke Dr.ate miletoo mujhase jyada shayadhi kisiko Khushi hoogi.atyant dhanyavad.aashirvad ke sath.
Sir . Why not renovate and revive these beutiful Temples for Worship after Purification ceremonies and as per Shastras? It will promote Hindu Dharma . V.Ravi . Jai Hind !
इतनी भव्य धरोहर सनातन धर्म की देख के गर्व महसूस होता है पर विधर्मियों द्वारा इसे क्षतिग्रस्त करना बुरा लगता है
Please change Background Music. Doesn't suit to Indian Spiritual Culture.