Karla Caves
A Buddhist prayer hall of the first century BCE with a wooden ribbed ceiling that has survived two thousand years.
- Where
- Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.7833, 73.4706
Get the Karla Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Karla Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Karla Caves
Bhaja Caves 6.3 km
Second century BCE Buddhist cells with a stupa group outside, cut before the arch was known in India.
Visapur Fort 7.2 km
The waterfall staircase everyone climbs in July.
Lonavala 7.7 km
The Sahyadri gap the old trade route used, green for four months a year and dry brown for the rest.
Lohagad Fort 8.2 km
The scorpion's tail in the monsoon.
Rajmachi 9.5 km
Two forts on one ridge above Lonavala, walked to through the Kondana valley in the rains.
Kune Falls 9.7 km
A fall in three tiers seen from the Mumbai-Pune expressway, and from Lonavala.
Bedse Caves 9.7 km
A Buddhist chaitya above the Pawna valley, reached by a stair cut in the hillside.
Khandala 11 km
A hill station above the ghat, known to everyone who has ever bought chikki on the way to Pune.
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Questions
Where is Karla Caves?
Karla Caves is in Lonavala, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bhaja Caves (6.3 km), Visapur Fort (7.2 km), Lonavala (7.7 km).
How do I get the Karla Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Karla Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Karla Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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