The beauty of the stonework was just a hint to what awaited inside those stone ... monastery began to empty, the caves were abandoned, and Ajanta’s beautiful paintings fell into obscurity.

Even though Ajanta Caves were the resting place of Buddhist monks where religious activities were practised, the paintings and murals inside the caves even during that time were bold and artistic.

16 and 17 at Ajanta has helped arrest seepage inside the caves that ... whatever was left of the paintings to a safer place." Ragade was posted at the Bagh Caves for conservation purpose from ...

A senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has expressed the need to control tourist footfall at the world-famous Ajanta caves in Maharashtra to preserve its paintings for a ...

A senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has expressed the need to control tourist footfall at the world famous Ajanta caves ... increases humidity inside the caves, causing a ...

A painted mural scene from the 'Mahajanaka Jataka' in Ajanta's cave 1 ... the apsidal chaitya-grihas of caves 9 and 10, both of which feature some of the oldest paintings at the site.

The project also aims to ensure that visitors spend less time inside the Ajanta caves as the moisture build-up due to the presence of too many tourists affects the ancient paintings, said a source.

Some of the paintings have got damaged over a period of time, the official said. A senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has expressed the need to control tourist footfall at ...

The popular UNESCO world heritage site, Ajanta caves ... number of tourists increases humidity inside the caves, causing a negative impact on the paintings there," ASI's Aurangabad circle ...

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 ...

The project also aims to ensure that visitors spend less time inside the Ajanta caves as the moisture build-up due to the presence of too many tourists affects the ancient paintings, said a source.

A senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has expressed the need to control tourist footfall at the world famous Ajanta caves in Maharashtra to preserve its paintings for a ...