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Ajanta Caves

Ajantā
India200 BCE650 CESatavahana — Vakataka20.66, 75.72
About the site

Rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments with famous paintings. Illustrate the Jataka tales and the life of the Buddha in visual scripture.

Principal findings
  • iPainted murals
  • iiChaitya halls
  • iiiVihara monasteries
  • ivSculptures of Buddha

Excavators — John Smith