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 ...

NEW DELHI: A one-of-a-kind project to recreate a 5th-century stitched shipbased on an ancient painting from the Ajanta Caves has been successfully completed. No other such ship exists or is in ...

Before Herringham, the Ajanta caves were not unknown. Richard S Cohen, a scholar of Buddhist studies, notes that Abu’l Fazl mentioned them in Ain-i-Akbari in the 1590s.

The design was inspired by a painting from the famed Ajanta Caves. Its is a recreation of a 5th-century Christian Era vessel, built entirely using traditional methods and raw materials.

Increased tourism harming Ajanta cave painting? ASI official suggests ways to control damage The popular UNESCO world heritage site, comprising 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments, is located ...