In May 2001, the World Heritage Centre received information on restoration of sculptures within Ajanta Caves using cement mortar, which has been recognized by the Archaeological Survey of India to ...

Artists who carved and painted ancient sacred artworks in India’s Ellora Caves were not only familiar with cannabis – they used hemp fibres to preserve their art. Cannabis has been used as ...

the Ellora caves epitomize the zenith of Indian rock-cut architecture. As many as 34 caves extol the glories of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain mythology and philosophy. Built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty ...

The downpour during September has resulted in rain water seeping into cave number 32 at the world-renowned Ellora Caves here for the first time ever, causing some damage to a painting. The ASI top ...

The doorframes and pillars are elaborately carved and the ceiling is extensively painted. Cave 4 is the ... odd kilometres from Aurangabad, the caves of Ellora were carved out of the step-like ...

Archaeology experts have claimed to have found the agent - a proper mix of hemp with clay and lime plaster - that has prevented the famous Ellora caves from degrading over the 1,500 years they ...

A mixture of hemp, clay and lime plaster is responsible for preserving paintings and intricately carved scenes in the sacred Ellora Caves ... The designs painted on the wall and ceilings represent ...

The tourist footfall at Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) monuments in Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, including Ajanta and Ellora Caves, decreased by almost 50 per cent ...

Step into a world where history meets breathtaking architecture at the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, two of India's most revered UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Nestled in the heart of Maharashtra ...

The invaluable ensemble of 34 caves at Ellora in the Charanandri ... offers an extraordinary repertory of sculpted and painted forms of a very high plastic quality and an encyclopaedic program.