Karla Caves

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Karla Caves are ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave temples in Maharashtra, India, renowned for their impressive chaitya hall and intricate carvings.

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Karla Caves canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist rock-cut cave complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom Mumbai–Pune Highway ⓘ
associatedWith Hinayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Nikaya Buddhism

Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
constructionStartTime circa 2nd century BCE ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Buddha ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Buddhist cave architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
hasNotableFeature donative inscriptions ⓘ
intricate carvings of humans and animals ⓘ
large chaitya-griha (prayer hall) ⓘ
ornate entrance arch ⓘ
reliefs of elephants ⓘ
rock-cut stupa inside chaitya hall ⓘ
sculptures of mithunas (loving couples) ⓘ
hasPart carved facade ⓘ
chaitya hall ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
pillared hall ⓘ
rock-cut cells ⓘ
sculptural panels ⓘ
stupa ⓘ
veranda ⓘ
viharas ⓘ
wooden ribbed ceiling (remnants) ⓘ
hasView valleys of the Western Ghats ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
inUseDuring 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
Satavahana period ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty
locatedIn Maharashtra ⓘ
Pune district ⓘ
Western Ghats ⓘ
locatedNear Khandala ⓘ
Lonavala ⓘ
maintainedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
material basalt rock ⓘ
nearbyTemple Ekvira Devi Temple ⓘ
patron Satavahana rulers ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty

guilds ⓘ
local merchants ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
similarTo Bedse Caves ⓘ
Bhaja Caves ⓘ
touristActivity heritage tourism ⓘ
religious pilgrimage ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lonavala → touristAttraction → Karla Caves ⓘ
Bhaja Caves → nearbySite → Karla Caves ⓘ
Nasik Caves → similarTo → Karla Caves ⓘ
subject linked to: Nasik caves