Pandava Caves

This place is located in countryside of Goa and can be reached by own car or taxi from Panjim.

This is a good place for archeological sightseeing and natural beauty.

Hello All Lovers of Goa and Lovers for Travel and Hungry for knowledge,

The Arvalem Caves are popularly known as ''Pandava Caves''. According to the history, the five Pandavas of the epic Mahabharata sought refuge in these caves during their exile. The Arvalem Caves are very much patterned in the Buddhist cave style. The architecture of the caves is simple yet appealing. The walls are plain with no paintings on them. The rock structure has been cut into laterite stone, with the sanctuary at the northern end and the vihara at the southern end. The mysterious look of the caves has been attracting the tourists over long years. The presence of the famous Rudreshwar temple and a waterfall in its vicinity, makes this place a must visit in Goa.

There are five compartments in the cave complex and the middle compartment enshrines the 'linga' held in great reverence by devotees. The shafts of the four crafted lingas are very similar to those that can be found in Elephanta, Ajanta and Ellora caves in Maharashtra. The Shivalinga in the second cave is engraved with an inscription written in Sanskrit and Brahmi characters of the 7th century. The Shivalinga and the inscription are assigned to the period of the Bhoja King Kapalivarman. The complex consists of two major caves and a residential chamber.

Nearby tourist spots are Arvalem Water Falls (1.3 kms) and St. John of The Cross, Sanquelim(2.2 kms).

It is opencaves so you can visit any time. Preferably day time to get full view of inside shivlinga at the caves.

Do visit the caves to get the aura of the PANDAVA KAAL caves...

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It's about 32 km from Calangute, Goa

Visit for some interesting rock architecture and fun time climbing atop. P.S make sure to carry water and sunscreen and visit the Harvelem Falls a couple of meters away.

Arvalem caves are popularly known as Pandav caves as pandavs took shelter here during their exile. They are located near sanquelim village, around 1.3 kms from arvalem falls. Caves are simple yet very appealing. The rudreshwar temple and waterfall lying in close proximity make the caves very popular among tourists.
There are 5 compartments in the cave complex, and the middle one enshrines the shivalinga held in great reverence by the devotees
A must visit place, an unconventional place to go when in Goa.

Its a 6th century cave carved on hillock laterite.There are shivalingas inside. Also known as pandava cave too.Its nearby harvalem waterfalls. Its a rural area.

Not a place just to hangout, it's more about history. Very small place, few chambers that can be seen, cannot get inside tha caves, as gates are locked. One can witness Shiv Linga inside the caves chambers, really dark inside.
This place is near to hHarvalem waterfall, both should be covered together on your travel list, if planned.

Apart from the admirable beaches and waterfalls, Goa is also one of the most sought after destinations for heritage architectures. Goa is an ancient state and so is the architecture found here. A beautiful example of the historical monuments present in Goa is the Arvalem Caves or the “Pandava Caves”. Located in the Bicholim town of North Goa, these caves are ancient rock cut caves that give us a chance to steep into the mythological tales. The origin of these caves dates back to the 6th century

Just based on imagination that it might be build by Pandavas

Clean, well maintained and interesting historical place...

A must visit place which is on the way to Arvalem water falls.

Pandavas date back to one of the greatest epic Mahabharata, which is not mythology but history of India and places like these where pandavas (5 brothers) built caves and temples across India is a proof of the same. This place Lies a few kms away from sanquelim on the way to harvalem falls.

A good place to visit in goa.. It is said that the pandavas use to leave here when they were aksed to leave there land hastinapura..there is a shivlang of lord shiva inside the cave which is said to be built by pandavas.. it is located between the nature far away from main road at lonely location.. If you love nature & less crowded places then i will recommend this to you.. enjoy

Pandavs cave is situated in senquelim, goa. As hindu mythology when pandvas go for twelve years agyatvas as per terms and condition of couravs, they stayed in South India. One of them is this pandvas cave. Here is five small room for each pandav, one shivalingam in each room for pray. One kitchen is separate attached with five caves. This place is shown as written history of dwaper yug of lord Krishna.

Best place where you get historical site( pandava caves) with waterfall( harvalem water fall) both together...
Good place for picnic, family tours...
Bring your own food or snacks because at this place you won’t get any good thing to eat...

Excellent place to experience the ancient Indian architecture and the best part is irrespective of the high temperatures outside you will feel chill inside the caves.

The caves actually seems kind a very old temple...which was worshiped long ago...its really nice place...

This is a Buddhist cave.

This place is good for people who interested in historical think and want to know how people live in past so it aslo good for attractive views

Natural caves and just waking distance beutiful waterfalls with LORD SHIVA TEMPLE