state in India. Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, the caves include paintings...

cave temples include the Bhaja Caves, the Karla Caves, the Bedse Caves, the Kanheri Caves, and some of the Ajanta Caves. Relics found in these caves suggest...

mainly natural caves and rock-cut chambers. The highest achievements of this time are the caves of Ajanta, Bagh, Sittanavasal, Armamalai Cave (Tamil Nadu)...

cave temples include the Bhaja Caves, the Karla Caves, the Bedse Caves, the Kanheri Caves, and some of the Ajanta Caves. Relics found in these caves suggest...

Jain "caves". The complex is a leading example of Indian rock-cut architecture, and several are not strictly "caves" in that they have no roof. Cave 16 features...

monument under the Archaeological Survey of India. "Caves I and III of Aurangabad and last caves of Ajanta co-existed as is apparent from striking parallels...

these early Chaitya Caves is as follows: first Cave 9 at Kondivite Caves, then Cave 12 at the Bhaja Caves and Cave 10 of Ajanta Caves, around the 1st century...

tourism region in Marathwada, with attractions including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves. Aurangabad District is located mainly in the Godavari River...

Ajanta or Ajantha is a village in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, on the road between Jalgaon and Aurangabad near the Ajanta Caves. It has an average...

statue later. Typical large sites such as the Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad Caves, Karli Caves, and Kanheri Caves contain several viharas. Some included a chaitya...

Maugham's 1944 novel The Razor's Edge. India portal Society portal Ajanta Caves Ellora Caves Goa Inquisition History of Maharashtra Indian rock-cut architecture...

branch. The monumental rock-cut caves at Ajanta offer the greatest examples of Vakataka art and architecture. The Ajanta caves are best known for their wall...

vihara of Cave XVI of Ajanta.[unreliable source?] Three of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta, two viharas – caves XVI and XVII and a chaitya – cave XIX were...

to the Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Daulatabad fort and Antur fort, both protected historical sites, are located in the Ajanta hills.[citation...

Cave 2 took place in the late 5th century. Caves overview. Entrance. Pillars. Front of the caves. Monumental statues. ASI notice. Cetiya Ajanta Caves...

2000. Spink's major contribution was to interpret the Ajanta Caves, a Buddhist complex of caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, that was carved between...

very important sites such as the Ajanta Caves and Elephanta Caves, both mostly created in this period, and the Ellora Caves which were probably begun then...

in Ajanta and Karla Caves. The Barabar caves greatly influenced the tradition of rock-cut architecture in the Indian subcontinent. Lomas Rishi cave has...

throughout the state. Kailasa Temple in Ellora Caves Elephanta Caves Ajanta Caves Temple corridor of the Pataleshwar cave temple, built during the Rashtrakuta Empire...

The Trirashmi Caves, or Nashik Caves or Pandavleni Most of the caves are viharas except for Cave 18 which is a chaitya of the 1st century BCE. The style...

visited by tourists are: Ajanta Caves Ellora Caves Bibi Ka Maqbara Daulatabad Hazur Sahib Nanded Udgir Fort Ausa Dharashiv Caves Aundha Nagnath Mahur Kandhar...

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...

caves and rock-cut chambers. These include the caves of Ajanta, Bagh, Sittanavasal, Armamalai Cave (Tamil Nadu), Kailasanatha temple in Ellora Caves,...

The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the...

The Kanheri Caves (Kānherī-guhā [kaːnʱeɾiː ɡuɦaː]) are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop in the forests of the...

Buddhist caves, Northwestern India (100 CE). Houses, Tiermes, Spain (100 CE) Buddhist caves, Dunhuang, China (400 CE). Buddhist caves, Ajanta, India (480...

sanctuaries instead of artificial caves. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes numerous cave temples in Asia, including Ajanta, Elephanta, Ellora and Mamallapuram...

famous Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra are adorned with beautiful paintings depicting Buddha's doctrine, life events and Jakarta stories, the caves were discovered...

observances. These pictures have a close resemblance to paintings seen in the Ajanta Caves in India. On 14 October 1967, paint was splashed on the frescoes in a...

artistic sources for Jātakas. Some of the main sites include: Ajanta Caves Amaravati Bagh Caves Bharhut Goli Kanaganahalli Mathura Nagarjunakonda Sanchi Other...