The Ajanta Caves are 30 Buddhist rock-cut temples and monasteries set along horseshoe shaped river gorge. The caves were built between 2nd century BC and 5th century AD. The paintings and ...

Getting around: Ellora is a 30-minute ride away from the city. Ajanta, on the other hand, takes 1.5 hours to reach by road, but you will find plenty of taxis and rickshaws to take you there.

But let’s just focus on Ajanta caves and its significance. Although Ellora attracts more travellers today, Ajanta is the one that’s much older. Set in a remote river valley 105 km northeast of ...

Ajanta and Ellora are protected monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. The restoration and conservation of the caves went on ...

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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 ...

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. The Ajanta Caves, 30 spellbinding ...