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INDIAN CULTURE

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Karla, one of the best preserved Buddhist Caves is in which Indian State?
A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Uttaranchal
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Karla Caves, Karli Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells, are a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves at Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra. It is just 10.9 Kilometers away from Lonavala.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ajanta Caves are approximately thirty rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Karli (also Karla) is a town on the highway between Pune and Mumbai in the Mawal taluka of the Pune district in the southern Maharashtra of India. It is on a major trade route that runs from the Arabian Sea eastward, into the Deccan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Karla Caves and Bedse Caves both are located in the Maval taluka of the Pune district. These are the Buddhist caves that were excavated during the 1st century BC.

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