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The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 2 ]
Buddha statue at Lokuttara Mahavihara in Chauka, Aurangabad Bibi Ka Maqbara. Aurangabad is a historic city in the Maharashtra state of India.The city is a tourist hub, surrounded by many historical monuments, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as Bibi Ka Maqbara and Panchakki.
maharashtra.gov.in Ajanta or Ajantha is a village in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra , on the road between Jalgaon and Aurangabad near the Ajanta Caves . Geography
Name Location Era Image Ajanta Caves: Ajantha, Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Caves: Aurangabad: Bahrot Caves: Dahanu, Thane district: Bedse Caves: Maval, Pune ...
The Kailasa temple (Cave 16) is the largest of the 34 Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cave temples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves, ranging for over two kilometres (1.2 mi) along the sloping basalt cliff at the site. [5]
The Ellora Caves are 29 km (18 mi) from Aurangabad city. They consist of 34 caves built between the 5th and 10th centuries CE under the patronage of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. They represent the epitome of Indian rock cut architecture. [16] Like the Ajanta Caves, the Ellora Caves are also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Maharashtra has a number of places that attracts national and international tourists. The most popular or well known are the state capital, Mumbai, Ajanta, Ellora caves and the Nature reserves in the state. [4] Ajanta–Ellora are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The Frescoes of Ajanta are paintings in the Ajanta Caves which are situated near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The caves are carved out of large rocks. Inside many of the caves are frescoes. Frescoes are paintings which are done on wet plaster in which colours become fixed as the plaster dries. The Ajanta Frescoes have a special importance of ...