The Mandapeshwar Caves (Marathi: मंडपेश्वर गुहा) is an 8th Century rock-cut shrine dedicated to Shiva[1] located near Mount Poinsur in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India.

[2] These 6th century caves are located in a corner of Borivali- an otherwise northern suburb of Mumbai.

It is believed that the name of Mount Poinsur, on which the Saint Francis D'Assisi High School is situated, is a corruption of the name "Mandapeshwar".

[2] Most of the early rock-cut temples and rock-art in India was created by Buddhist monks.

The monks would dig out prayer halls or chaitya-grihas in the caves, while building votive stupas and dwelling places for themselves.

During the occupation of the Kanhneri caves, the Buddhist monks found another location where they created a hall of paintings.

This cave has seen through time, World war (when the soldiers used it), General people used to stay, Initial Portuguese used it as a place of prayer.

Elephanta Island was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 to preserve the artwork.

Even today an elaborate sculpture representing the marriage of Shiva with Parvati may be viewed from the large square window at the south end of these caves.