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.

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe 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 ...

Life stories Throughout the Ajanta Caves are paintings of the Jataka tales, stories of the Buddha’s early incarnations in human or animal form. In Cave 17, elephants play a prominent role.

But largely Manager Singh was concerned because the murals in those two caves are recognised to be not only the oldest images at the site, but the oldest Buddhist paintings in existence—dating ...

The famous Ajanta caves in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad will soon have QR codes at the entrance to provide information to visitors about the paintings there, a senior Archaeological Survey of India ...

Ajanta Caves date back to the 2nd century BCE and were used as Buddhist monastic complexes. Ellora Caves, date back to the 6th to 10th centuries CE, and include Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain structures.

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 ...

The famous Ajanta caves in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad will soon have QR codes at the entrance to provide information to visitors about the paintings there, a senior Archaeological Survey of India ...

Fumigation for insect eradication within all Ajanta caves and PVA treatment on the wall paintings are being conducted. New grid doors and windows are being installed as preventive measures against ...