Located in the state of MaharashtraOn the road between the cities of Bombay and Pune, the Karla caves -And her neighbors, Bhaja Caves, are a complex of temples carved by Buddhist monks around the third and second centuries BC.
The Karla caves named after the town that hosts, Karli, located near the mountain resort known as Lonavala. It enjoys a strategic location on the trade route linking the Arabian Sea with Deccan.
The excellent state of preservation that characterizes them allows you to enter caves and admire its magnificent ornamentation and architecture that originated them. They are among the oldest structures of this kind in India, and are a remarkable example of temples dug into the rock.
Karla caves, like those of Bhaja, are highly recommended, although they do not have the dimensions of other sites, such as Ellora and Ajanta. In a way, this adds more of what remains of the advantages that can recognize these temples, as they are not crowded with tourists, there is a business structure around them and are located in an area of ??beautiful rock landscapes. And thanks to its perfect location, may be part of a tour a day from Mumbai and Pune.
Karla is home to the impressive main cave, dated to the first century BC. Inside, one can see the beautiful recorded decorating its walls. It also contains sculptures of male and female figures, and significant animals such as elephants and lions.
The huge windows illuminate the interior with sunlight, and galleries the complex of caves housed in its own prints. Sites were built there in the living monks remaining in the temples.