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Karla Caves
कार्ले लेणी
Lonavala, Maharashtra · 18.7837°, 73.4703°
Buddhist chaitya and vihara complexWestern Satrap and Satavahana patronagerock-cut chaitya hall with apsidal plan and wooden roof ribs
Sacred since
200 BCE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
2nd c. BCE–5th c. CE; Great Chaitya c. 50–70 CE
Western Satrap and Satavahana patronage
History & significance
A rock-cut Buddhist cave complex near Lonavala containing the Great Chaitya, the largest rock-cut chaitya hall in India, funded by rulers, merchants and Yavana donors.