These caves with beautiful examples of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art and architecture were discovered by John Smith, a British army officer, who accidentally stumbled upon them while on a hunting ...

We have removed a hive from cave no 4 so far," said Ajanta Range Forest Officer Santosh Dodke. A scaffold was being erected in cave number 10, he said. "This hive is at a height of around 50-60 ...

These paintings are reproductions of Ajanta cave murals by veteran artist Ganesh Haloi, who was assigned by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1957 to replicate the frescoes.

From 1844 to 1863, Captain Robert Gill of the Madras Native Infantry worked on an assignment by the Madras Government to eventually make 27 “facsimiles” of the Ajanta cave paintings, along ...

Carved in time The Buddhist cave temples near Ajanta in India were cut out of the cliffs above the Waghora River between the second century B.C. and sixth century A.D. Filled with Buddhist-themed ...

At Akar Prakar Gallery in Delhi, paintings of stylised Ajanta’s ancient frescoes—narratives of events from the lives of the Buddha, the Jatakas—adorn the walls.

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.

Ajanta Caves includes all the elements necessary to express its Outstanding Universal Value, including the ensemble of these caves in its natural setting, sculptures, paintings, and epigraphs. It is ...