Jogeshwari Caves

The Jogeshwari Caves are some of the earliest Hindu cave temples and sculptures located in the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari, India; dating back to 520 to 550 BC. It has many pillars and a Lingam at the end. Idols of Dattatreya, Hanuman and Ganesh line the walls. The cave also has a murti of goddess Jogeshwari (Yogeshwari), whom the area is named after and is considered as a Kuldevi to some. Unfortunately, even though the caves have been classified as endangered, they are surrounded by encroachments like slums and all other kinds of dwellings.

Many people living in Mumbai don’t know about the Jogeshwari Caves. I came to know about these caves a couple of years ago. So I set out to take some pictures. Unfortunately, I was not able to take the pictures of the interior of the caves as people were performing puja that day.