Dungeshwari caves

In the record

Dungeshwari, also called the Mahakala caves, is a cave and shrine complex in the Gaya area. Hindu and Buddhist shrines share the site.

Buddhist tradition associates these caves with the period of austerities before the Buddha reached Bodh Gaya. A shrine to the goddess Dungeshwari gives the place its other religious association.

Before you go

The Buddha association is a pilgrimage tradition; an exact duration of residence is not asserted as independently verified history.

Coordinates and visitor entrances have not been established; no map pin or live access claim is inferred.