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The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar of Maharashtra state in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 2 ]
Ajanta became a prominent village for the Mughals after the victory of Shah Jahan in the Siege of Daulatabad Fort in 1632. After the successful campaign, Shah Jahan granted Ajanta village, Vetalwadi and Janjala fort to the Rajput Sardar Nathu Singh son of Maharawal BHIM SINGH of Jaisalmer for his bravery in the war.
The Ajanta range (Marathi: अजिंठा पर्वतरांगा) is a mountain range in the state of Maharashtra in Central India. The range forms northern wall of the Deccan plateau and acts as a watershed between tributaries of the Godavari and Tapi rivers.
The Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board, constituted by the Government of Maharashtra in January 2012 under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, is the nodal body for the conservation of biodiversity within and outside forest areas in the State. [110] [111] Maharashtra is ranked second among the Indian states in
Aurangabad district (Marathi pronunciation: [əu̯ɾəŋɡaːbaːd̪]), [3] officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, [4] [5] [6] is one of the 36 districts of the state of Maharashtra in western India. It borders the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south.
The following is a list of caves in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Name Location Era Image Ajanta Caves: Ajantha, Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Caves: Aurangabad ...
Aurangabad – Ajanta – Fardapur – Pahur – Jamner – Bodwad – Muktainagar – Maharashtra – Madhya Pradesh state border. Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Nandurbar: MH MSH 9 Nagpur – Umred – Nagbhid- Mul – Gondpipri: Chandrapur, Nagpur: MH MSH 10 Via NH 6 From Nadgaon – Morshi – Warud – Maharashtra – Madhya Pradesh state border. 95 ...
The Ellora caves are situated in state of Maharashtra about 29 kilometres (18 miles) northwest of the city of Aurangabad, 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast of Mumbai, 235 kilometres (146 miles) from Pune and about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of the Ajanta Caves, 2.3 kilometres (1.42 miles) from Grishneshwar Temple (India).