Karla caves, Bhaja caves, Lonavala lake, Rajmachi and Lions point Lonavala

This video is about Karla caves, Bhaja caves, Lion's point, Rajmachi Viewpoint, Lonavala lake, and Bhaja waterfalls. In this 6th episode of Maharashtra melodies, we are covering must-visit places around Lonavala. We started from the Lonavala town towards Karla caves. One thing about tourist destinations around Maharashtra is the exorbitant fees they charge for entry and parking and the poor facility offered for the price they charge. Right after joining Karla caves road you are asked entry fees. Small ghat road to reach Karla caves parking is in bad condition and is often flooded by the pilgrims to visit Ekveera temple situated right next to Karla caves. From Parking it around 500 meters ascend or trek to reach Karla caves. walkway to reach Karla caves/ Ekveera temple is flocked by the small shops of sweets, eatables and pooja items. You need to collect an entry ticket at the counter to enter Karla caves which are 25 Rs/person. To visit just Ekveera temple this is not required. Karla cave complex is a group of 16 caves dating back to the 2nd century BC to 7th century AD. Cave No.8, also called the Great Chaitya cave is the only Chaitya(Prayer hall) among 16 caves This is the largest rock-cut Chaitya in India, measuring 45 m (148 ft) long and up to 14 m (46 ft) high. Lonavala gets its name from Lenavali referring to a series (avali) of resting places in stone(len). By the time we returned, the road to Karla caves/ Ekveera temple got jam-packed And as always, G maps showed us some random adventurous route to reach Bhaja caves. Bhaja Caves or Bhaje caves is a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century. One of the caves also houses a group of 14 stupas which are relics of resident monks, who died at Bhaja. Lion's point offers a majestic view of a conical peak (Shiv-ling peak), Shivsagar Lake and many small waterfalls Karla caves, karla caves lonavala, karla caves history, karla caves road, karla caves ancient buddhist heritage, karla caves lonavala maharashtra, karla caves ekvira devi temple, karla caves from pune, lonavala, karla caves ancient buddhist heritage, bhaja caves, bhaja caves in lonavala, bhaja caves history, bhaja caves pune, bhaja caves history in hindi, bhaja caves from lonavala station, lonavala, caves, bhaje caves, karla caves,lonavala lake, lonavala lake waterfall, lonavala lake boating, lonavala lake waterfall bhangarwadi lonavala maharashtra, lonavala lake timings, bushi dam, lonavala, lonavala lake view point For more videos, Subscribe to STEPS TOGETHER Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/stepstogether?sub_confirmation=1 ----------------------------------------------- Watch our most popular videos: Hogenakkal falls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNrGxMRnLs Mullayanagiri betta chikmagalur, chikmagalur tourist places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZN09E48guk Baba BudanGiri Hills | Datta peeta | Tata Nexon | Chikmagalur :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OSiSVFdkoc Kemmangundi | Trek to Z Point | Chickmagalur Tourist Places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP9eq5Xvh7E Chikmagalur: Hirekolale lake & Mallandur shooting point | chikmagalur tourist places :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6PjxxDOtQ St Mary's Island | Malpe Beach | Malpe to St Mary's Boat Ride | Udupi Tourism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5tJ43o-Ptk Shivgange betta | Shivaganga Hills | Day trip from Bangalore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsb6aQe6IQo Sringeri | Agumbe | Agumbe Ghat Road | Sharada Peetham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoJYP8-rlnI Kudremukh | Kudremukh National Park | Kudremukh Ghat Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGJmv06my1w ----------------------------------------------- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steps2gether/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steps2gether/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/steps2gether Visit Our Website: http://stepstogether.in/