Mahakali Caves

The Mahakali Caves (also called Kondivite Caves) are a group of 19 Buddhist rock-cut monuments in Andheri East, Mumbai, carved from solid black basalt between the 1st century BCE and 6th century CE. The complex includes chaityas (prayer halls) and viharas (monastic cells) arranged in two groups. Cave 9, the oldest and most significant, contains a stupa and Buddhist sculptures. Inscriptions in Pali script indicate monastic donations, and the site preserves 22 ancient water cisterns carved into the rock.