Naneghat

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Bella.Jaisinghani, April 19, 2026: The Times of India

ASI will introduce an audio guide to Naneghat and develop a gallery at the damaged cave
From: Bella.Jaisinghani, April 19, 2026: The Times of India

Mumbai : As World Heritage Day comes up April 18, the Archaeological Survey of India (Mumbai Circle) is preparing to introduce an audio guide to Naneghat, 35km off the ancient port town of Junnar, which was an important stop on India’s ancient maritime trade network. 


The department is also developing a gallery at the damaged Naneghat cave to discourage vandalism. 


ASI superintending archaeologist Abhijit Ambekar said, “We are inaugurating a QR code-linked audio guide to Naneghat as we have done in many forts and monuments lately, and are cultivating agallery in the cave so that people won't damage or touch it and its beauty will increase.” 
 The location is 165km from Mumbai. 


The ASI team is deeply concerned about vandalism.


Ambekar said, “The central wall and inscriptions of the cave are defaced by names scribbled on their surface. This habit of writing graffiti causes irreparable damage to monuments. It desecrates them. The monument which has managed to survive for almost 2,000 years will soon die if we do not care for it. The inscription in the cave has already started weathering and falling. If we keep touching it, it will further deteriorate. And therefore, the entire cave is being developed into a gallery for its better preservation and to prevent trekkers from staying and cooking here at night. The impor-tance will be explained through an audio guide tour.” 


Ambekar says Naneghat was an important passway of trade between the Roman Empire and India around 2,000-2,200 years ago. 
 “Nearby Junnar was a bustling ancient city and was a patron of Buddhist monasteries that sprawled around the town. These monasteries were supported by various merchants and guilds that hailed from faraway places like Kalyan and Bharuch. 


These merchants made use of Naneghat pass to transport goods from the ports of Sopara and Kalyan to Junnar and Gharapuri (Elephanta) and further east to Paithan and Ter. The Satavahan rulers of that era excavated a cave shelter for travellers at the end of this pass. There are many water cisterns that were dug near the main cave to store water for the travellers,” he said.