Paithan "nightmare adventure" caves

alouise · Jul 6th, 2009, 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by yogeshg

There is nothing with the name Daroq mountains in or near paithan. This looks to be a kind of miswritten information.

Thanks for that yogeshg, although I still expect there could be some caves in the surrounding area because it is Paithan, and everywhere else on that ancient trade route the Buddhist monks excavated caves.

rsk11584 · Jul 7th, 2009, 22:48

ONe of my friend mentioned that there used to be one cave where saint eknath used to go, only saint eknath used to go there, and no one else used to go,,

thats all the info i cld gather

alouise · Jul 8th, 2009, 16:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsk11584

ONe of my friend mentioned that there used to be one cave where saint eknath used to go, only saint eknath used to go there, and no one else used to go,,

thats all the info i cld gather

Yes, I read something about that. Oh well, if I end up in Paithan this October I might have to check it out.

alouise · Jul 31st, 2009, 17:09

Perhaps this mystery is now solved. These caves might actually exist.

Possibly they are either the Kondavane caves near Karkjat, quite a distance from Paithan (way south of Shevgaon) or some very ruined and equally remote caves on one of the ridges or hills south of Shevgaon toward Karjat. The Kondavane caves are seldom visited because they are really remote and it is a long hike and climb to reach them. Maybe, what's involved is a "nightmare adventure" of a climb - ie. like the climb to reach Junnar caves, only on a greater scale of risk ? One could slip? Perhaps read here "tradition of death" as a strange English translation of the local stories about people who met with accidents?

Here is an excellent link that includes a photo taken by Benoy K Behl of the Buddhist cave ruins at Kondavane

http://www.indiamonuments.org/Kondavane.htm

Swapnil · Jul 31st, 2009, 17:45

I've visited Kondavane caves & it does not requires long hike/climb to reach there.

http://protrek.multiply.com/photos/h...o%2F2 7%2F155

http://protrek.multiply.com/photos/h...o%2F2 7%2F259

http://protrek.multiply.com/photos/h...o%2F2 7%2F149

alouise · Jul 31st, 2009, 17:47

Oh well, so much for that theory!

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Jul 7th, 2009, 22:48	#17
rsk11584 CBCID ;-) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: then Aurangabad / now Chennai Posts: 264	ONe of my friend mentioned that there used to be one cave where saint eknath used to go, only saint eknath used to go there, and no one else used to go,, thats all the info i cld gather

Jul 31st, 2009, 17:09	#19
alouise Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 821	Perhaps this mystery is now solved. These caves might actually exist. Possibly they are either the Kondavane caves near Karkjat, quite a distance from Paithan (way south of Shevgaon) or some very ruined and equally remote caves on one of the ridges or hills south of Shevgaon toward Karjat. The Kondavane caves are seldom visited because they are really remote and it is a long hike and climb to reach them. Maybe, what's involved is a "nightmare adventure" of a climb - ie. like the climb to reach Junnar caves, only on a greater scale of risk ? One could slip? Perhaps read here "tradition of death" as a strange English translation of the local stories about people who met with accidents? Here is an excellent link that includes a photo taken by Benoy K Behl of the Buddhist cave ruins at Kondavane http://www.indiamonuments.org/Kondavane.htm

Jul 31st, 2009, 17:45	#20
Swapnil Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune ,Maharashtra , INDIA Posts: 1,259	I've visited Kondavane caves & it does not requires long hike/climb to reach there. http://protrek.multiply.com/photos/h...o%2F2 7%2F155 http://protrek.multiply.com/photos/h...o%2F2 7%2F259 http://protrek.multiply.com/photos/h...o%2F2 7%2F149

Jul 31st, 2009, 17:47	#21
alouise Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 821	Oh well, so much for that theory!