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Bookmark or Share- Ajanta Caves - WikipediaThe Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Ajanta Caves | Location, History, Map, & Facts | BritannicaAjanta Caves, Buddhist rock-cut cave temples and monasteries, located near Ajanta village, north-central Maharashtra state, western India, that are celebrated for their wall paintings. The temples are hollowed out of granite cliffs on the inner side of a 70-foot (20-metre) ravine in the Wagurna River valley 65 miles (105 km) northeast of ...
- Ajanta: The birthplace of Indian art — Google Arts & CultureAjanta: The birthplace of Indian art — Google Arts & Culture. Incredible India! Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Located about 107 km from Aurangabad, the famous...
- Ajanta and Ellora Caves in India: What to Know Before You GoAstonishingly carved into hillside rock in the middle of nowhere are the Ajanta and Ellora caves. Both are an important UNESCO World Heritage site. There are 34 caves at Ellora dating from between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, and 29 caves at Ajanta dating back to between the 2nd century BC and 6th century AD.
- Ajanta - World History EncyclopediaApproximately 67 miles (107 km) to the north of Aurangabad in the Indhyadri range of Western Ghats lie the caves of Ajanta. The 30 caves, famous for their early Buddhist temple architecture and many delicately drawn murals, are located in a 76 m high, horseshoe-shaped escarpment overlooking the Waghora (tiger) River.
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