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ASI - KUDA CAVES e-Walk Audio Guide (कुडा गुहा)

Kuda Caves is a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves dating back to around the 1st century BCE, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, close to the Arabian Sea trade routes. Carved into a laterite hill, the complex consists of more than twenty caves, including chaityas and viharas, which served as monastic residences and prayer halls for Buddhist monks. The caves are noted for their simple yet functional architecture, stone benches, cisterns for rainwater harvesting, and Brahmi inscriptions that record donations by merchants and local patrons, highlighting Kuda’s role as an important monastic center linked to early maritime trade along the Konkan coast.