Ajanta Caves are a must-visit for any art ... Some of the best-preserved paintings lie in Cave 17 which is a vihara or monastery. Its entrance is flanked by two large stone elephants and inside ...

These paintings are reproductions of Ajanta cave murals by veteran artist Ganesh Haloi, who was assigned by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1957 to replicate the frescoes. Over the ...

The world-famous caves at Ajanta are a series of 30 Buddhist rock-cut caves, with exquisite paintings and murals Honeybees attacked a group of foreign tourists at the world-famous Ajanta cave ...

A senior Central Tourism department official said on Monday that world heritage Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Maharashtra could be promoted as monsoon tourism destinations given lush greenery that ...

The 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 were added to the original ...

The mission examined the state of conservation of the mural paintings within the Ajanta and Ellora Caves and noted the following main threats facing the wall paintings: infiltration of rainwater into ...