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English: The famous painting of the bodhisattva Padmapani in Ajanta caves is now a World Heritage site. This is one of the best paintings from the ancient period when Buddhism was at its peak... Minimal lighting is done inside the caves to protect the paintings from heat and no flash is allowed...
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[1] [2] [3] Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2] 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. [4] [5] [6]
The caves include paintings and sculptures described by the government Archaeological Survey of India as "the finest surviving examples of Indian art, particularly painting", which are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales.
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Ajanta, cave 10, chaitya-griha, with votive stupa The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE.
The Ajanta caves are cut into the side of a cliff that is on the south side of a U-shaped gorge on the small river Waghur, and although they are now along and above a modern pathway running across the cliff they were originally reached by individual stairs or ladders from the side of the river 10–35 m below.