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Karla Caves near Lonavla in Maharashtra, India Dating to +- 200 BCE Carved into the living rock, this is the bigest Chitaya temple in India from HINAYANA Buddhist era. It is 40 Meters long and 15 Meters high. It was built in 80 BCE by monks and artists that depicted the well known artistic carving.

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Karla Caves near Lonavla in Maharashtra, India
Dating to +- 200 BCE
Carved into the living rock, this is the bigest Chitaya temple in India from HINAYANA Buddhist era. It is 40 Meters long and 15 Meters high. It was built in 80 BCE by monks and artists that depicted the well known artistic carving.

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motist (2006-05-30)
have to be 'the well known artistic wood carving

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