There are state transport buses available or you can even book a taxi or go to Ajanta Caves by car. If you prefer taking the train, the nearest railhead is Jalgaon which is 59 km away from Ajanta ...

A painted mural scene from the 'Mahajanaka Jataka' in Ajanta's cave 1, showing King Janaka and his wife Sivali. (Istockphoto) If the past is another country, as the adage goes, few historical ...

Ganesh Haloi was 22 when he arrived at the Ajanta Caves in Sahyadri ... crescent along the gorge above which the caves stand. The lavishly illustrated book is being published by Bhubaneswar ...

Despite grand exterior carvings, some of the caves are unfinished. “If you make holes in a page of a book, will anyone manage to read the story? This is how we are viewing Ajanta now.

The event also marked the launch of the new edition of his acclaimed book, The Ajanta Caves. A digitally restored painting of a priest with a parasol at Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur | Photo ...

According to the book, its excavation was sponsored by Upendragupta ... a narrative from Buddhist literature. She said several Ajanta caves feature paintings of ships. “We can connect this ...

What makes Ajanta and Ellora Caves an architectural gem? Ajanta and Ellora Caves come to mind when we think of places that fill us with wonder. The Ajanta and Ellora Caves, located in Aurangabad ...

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 original ...