The Pandulena Caves or the Pandavleni caves also called Nashik Caves, are a cluster of 24 caves created between 1st century BC and 3rd century AD. It is a holy Buddhist site filled with fascinating sculptures and brilliantly carved doorways. The caves consist of numerous shrines, inscriptions, and carved figures of Buddha and Jain deities. Most of these caves served as monasteries back in the time. However, the most important was cave 18 - chaityagraha or a prayer hall.