Description:
Around 10 km from the hill station of Lonavala on the Mumbai Pune highway are the unique caves of Karle and Bhaje. They are considered to be ultimate expression of Satwahan art of Hinayana sculpture. These twin caves are supposed to be the largest of the cave temples in the whole of Maharashtra cave temples. The caves cut into solid rock have 37 octagonal pillars of remarkable beauty. Each column rests in a water jar. Some of these pillars have capitals on the top. The capitals have figures of elephants kneeling on bell shaped bases.
These ancient caves are nearly 2000 years old and still stand attraction for many. They also stand a good attraction as the hill stations of Lonavala and Khandala are nearby.
