An inscription in Brāhmī script on one of the walls says that the Chaityagriha is dedicated with affection to the Buddha and the Samgha by the daughters of "Dhapar", who was a disciple of "Bhadantsingh".

It is said that Saint Tukaram used to meditate at Ghorawadi caves and also at places like Durga Tekdi near Nigdi, Bhandara and Bhamchandra near Dehu.

As per Hindu legends, due to unavoidable situations and disasters including famines, the natural beauty in this region started dying.

Rivers died, forests started to burn due to heat and as its effect, the biodiversity here stated to vanish.

In order to prevent this, the people of the villages started to worship Shiva by establishing a shivalinga inside these caves.