Ajanta Caves

The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, the caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures, described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form.

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Location: 20.5534, 75.7005, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Ghatotkacha Cave ⓘ
  ancient Buddhist cave in Maharshtra, India

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  Ajanta Caves ⓘ
  caves in India

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Buddha paintings in Cave 17 of Ajanta Caves.

Alapini vina, Ajanta Caves, Cave 17

Ajanta caves (Aurangabad) banner

History of India Vol 2 (page 403 crop)

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Ajanta Buddhist caves, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Indra and Apsara mural

Ajunta--Central View of Caves comprising caves Nos. 21 & 26

Veranda, Cave Number Seventeen, Ajanta in Footfalls of Indian History (page 165 crop)

Ajanta caves panorama 2010

Ajanta Caves, Cave 26, Buddhist "Chaitya Griha" (prayer hall). Maharashtra, India

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
site	cave		Ghatotkacha Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave	200	Ajanta Caves	artificial cave, grotto, temple	Wikidata
commons	image		Buddha paintings in Cave 17 of Ajanta Caves.		Commons
commons	image		Alapini vina, Ajanta Caves, Cave 17		Commons
commons	image		Ajanta caves (Aurangabad) banner		Commons
commons	image		History of India Vol 2 (page 403 crop)		Commons
commons	image		Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Ajanta Buddhist caves, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)		Commons
commons	image		Indra and Apsara mural		Commons
commons	image		Ajunta--Central View of Caves comprising caves Nos. 21 & 26		Commons
commons	image		Veranda, Cave Number Seventeen, Ajanta in Footfalls of Indian History (page 165 crop)		Commons
commons	image		Ajanta caves panorama 2010		Commons
commons	image		Ajanta Caves, Cave 26, Buddhist "Chaitya Griha" (prayer hall). Maharashtra, India		Commons