Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A painting of a “merchant ship” at Ajanta Cave No. 17, indicating sea trade during the fifth century, inspired the Indian Navy’s traditionally-built stitched ...

Among the 30 rock-cut caves ... in the Ajanta mural and directly inspired the Navy’s ship design,” she added. On returning to the western coast, the brothers are said to have built a vihara ...

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.

Named after the legendary Indian mariner Kaundinya, who is fabled to have sailed across the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia, the new vessel embodies a spirit of exploration and cultural exchange.

The Indian Navy on Wednesday inducted INSV Kaundinya, a recreation of a fifth-century vessel, named in honour of legendary Indian mariner Kaundinya, who once sailed across the Indian Ocean to ...