Karle caves
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Karle Caves are an ancient complex of rock-cut Buddhist cave temples in Maharashtra, India, renowned for their grand chaitya hall and intricate carvings dating back to the early centuries BCE–CE.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karle Caves | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist rock-cut cave complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Buddhist cave architecture
ⓘ
Hinayana Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hinayana (Theravada) Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closestMajorCity | Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromMumbai | about 100 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromPune | about 60 km ⓘ |
| earliestPhaseDate | circa 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | rock-cut ⓘ |
| function |
Buddhist monastic complex
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pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
carved pillars with elaborate capitals
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façade with ornate arch (chaitya window) ⓘ reliefs of elephants ⓘ reliefs of human figures ⓘ reliefs of riders ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
Prakrit inscriptions in Brahmi script
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donative inscriptions of merchants ⓘ |
| hasMainFeature |
great chaitya hall
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intricate relief carvings ⓘ rock-cut viharas ⓘ stone-cut stupas ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
apsidal chaitya hall
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colonnaded nave ⓘ large stupa at rear of chaitya hall ⓘ side aisles ⓘ stone ribbed roof imitation ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance (Archaeological Survey of India) ⓘ |
| laterAdditionsDate | circa 1st–2nd century CE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maharashtra
ⓘ
Pune district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Karla village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lonavala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mumbai–Pune highway vicinity ⓘ |
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | basalt rock ⓘ |
| mostFamousCave | Great Chaitya (Cave 8) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Bedse Caves
NERFINISHED
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Bhaja Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCaves | approximately 16 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Buddhist lay donors
ⓘ
local rulers ⓘ merchant guilds ⓘ |
| region | Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| state | Maharashtra ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.