Couple of days back I mentioned about one part of these caves, today let me share the other side of the caves. These are called the Karla caves, once upon a time these were Buddhist caves but now there is no presence of Buddhism here. Rather there is a Hindu temple which I mentioned about. There is no direct motorable road to these caves, so one has to climb up 500 steps to reach here and if you want to trek right from the base level then it would be much more. These are Buddhist caves from the 2nd century BC. In that time, it was a Buddhist monastery.
These caves are a good example of how cultures evolved in different geographies and nothing is permanent. Now there is not even a sign of a single Buddhist living in this location. This particular region is now dominated by Maharashtrians.
All the designs in the caves are carved in the rock and hence even after so many centuries we can find them intact. I can only wonder how they must have done it in the first place; the finishing is so much of perfection and also the size of the place. With all the manual labor it is no short of any wonder.
The entrance of the caves
Some of the parts have been restored but majority of it is as is.
That's the inside of the cave
Such a wonderful site this is giving a glimpse of the Buddhist heritage and ancient India architecture skills.
That's the temple which is next to the caves.
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