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Lonavala |
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Forts and ancient Buddhist caves around the "hill station" Lonavala that is situated ca. 65 km northwest of Pune.
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Rajmachi Fort
Starting north off Lonavala, there is a hiking path along a valley and up a hill to the fort. |
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Karla Caves
The Karla Caves are the best-known ancient Buddhist rock cave monasteries in the Pune area, but they are much smaller than the famous Ellora and Ajanta Caves near Aurangabad. |
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Bhaja Caves
A smaller ancient Buddhist cavemonastery near the Karla Caves. |
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Bedse Caves
A lesser known ancient Buddhist cave monastery that is difficult to find. |
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Lohagad Fort
This fort, also built by Shivaji, is on the top of a mountain that has a ca. 500m long spur named Vinchu Kata with a bastion at the end. |
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© 2015 Dirk S. Grossmann |