The Buddhist caves are remarkable, carved inside a mountain , starting down to up. The carving and the height of the caves shows the dedication of Buddhist monks. A well marked script of Satvahanas is also available at spot in Pali language. As can be seen at every historical ancient place , one of the sculpture is coloured and dress as Devi Ekvira and worshipped by Hindus at present.

1. Ancient buddhist Indian rock at Karla is mesmerizing caves in Lonavala. These rock structures are beautiful and huge. 2. You have to climb to reach caves. At base you can park your vehicle. It takes 15-20 minutes to reach caves. You will feel proud of caves once you are there. 3. Network might be weak here and during summer it can get really hot, so take water so that you are not dehydrated. 4. Wear shoes which has grip and don’t wear slippers and take care of kids. 5. These caves are 60 km form Pune.

Karla Caves are one of the famous tourist destination in Lonavala. Tourists has to climb around 350 steps to reach this destination. These are complex Buddhist rock cut cave shrines located just besides Ekvira Devi temple. It's believed that these caves are developed over the period from the 2nd century to the 5th Century, which are belongs to the Satavahanas period. Today these caves are protected by Archaeological Survey of India. Interesting Facts about Karla Caves: 1. It is believed that Karla Caves location in Maharashtra marks the division between North India and South India. 2. These are the oldest caves of Maharashtra. 3. These Buddhist caves were divided in Chaityas and Viharas. Chaityas were mainly used for worship and meditation. Viharas were the living areas of the monks, where the central hall was cut into walls to make rooms. 4. Karla Caves complex consists of 16 rock cut monuments. Cave 8 is the Chaityagriha which is the most prominent and dominates the other caves.