Ajanta was “discovered” by a British hunting party in 1819 but it is clear from their accounts that the caves were fairly well known to local villagers at the time.

Made using oil paints, the painting became a reality on a canvas of 148 x 51 inch, figuring Gautam Buddha and Padmapani among other characters portrayed at Ajanta Caves.

Ajanta Caves were carved out of a 250 ft wall and had monasteries and Buddhist halls of worship. The paintings represented the different lives and rebirths of the Buddha with sculptures of other ...

The paintings in the 2000-year-old Ajanta Caves are in a precarious state and can’t be fully restored. But there is an attempt to restore them digitally | Latest News India ...

Stories of Buddha and Boddhisattva are painted on the walls and roofs of the 29 caves. The caves themselves date from the earliest Hinayana cult to the later Mahayana cult, about 2,200 years ago.

Ajanta Caves The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to ...

A mural in Cave 10 The great majority of the Ajanta caves, and almost all the murals, particularly the rich cycles of wall painting in caves one and two, date from the second phase of construction.

The popular UNESCO world heritage site, comprising 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments, is located about 100 km from the Aurangabad district headquarters.

An image of an ancient mural from India’s Ajanta Caves has been converted to special film and deposited in an Arctic mountain archive to keep it safe for future generations.

The Ajanta Caves were a sanctuary for Buddhist monks that was forgotten, along with its stunning riches, for nearly 1,500 years. Jonathan Glancey investigates.