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Kharosa Caves

Kharosa Caves, This cave is located in Kharosa village of Ausa taluka in Latur district. 45 km from Latur on the Latur-Nilanga road and 45 km from Dharashiv Caves. 82 km. In the distance are these caves. This cave is famous as ‘Kharosa Caves’ due to the village of Kharosa at the base of the caves. These caves are carved in the middle of a Jamba (laterite) rock mountain. It has a total of 12 caves. On the other side of the hill is the temple of Renukadevi. A Scottish official, James Burgess, first drew the attention of scholars to these caves. A reference to the place ‘Kharosa’ is found in the Marathi treatise Kalpajumpur, among the places beneficial to alchemy. The Lakola cave is similar to the three Hindu caves at Badami in terms of its plan and general features. Therefore, James Fergusson and Burgess consider the period of this cave to be the second half of the 6th century. According to his opinion, overall the caves at Kharosa are Excavated between 500 and 700 BC. During this period, the Badami Chalukya dynasty ruled the region. According to Viraj Shah, Jain cave at Kharosa. It may have been excavated in the 8th-9th century. The importance of the Kharosa caves in the pre-medieval period is highlighted by seeing the cave collection at Kharosa.