Ajanta
Ajanta
Ajanta Caves
Ajanta
Caves, Way back in1819, a party of British army officers on a tiger hunt in
the forest of western Deccan, suddenly spotted their prey, on the far side of
a loop in the Waghora river. High up on the horseshoe- shaped cliff, the hunting
party saw the tiger, silhouetted against the carved façade of a cave.Ajanta : Places to See:
Finished Caves
This is one of the finest monasteries at Ajanta. Graciously posed Bodhisattvas with elaborate headdresses flank the antechamber doorway. On its either side are two of the best-known murals Bodhisattva Padmapani and Bodhisattva Vajrapani holding a thunderbolt (right) accompanied by attendants, divine musicians and flying figures.
more details Ajanta Caves Tour: About 107 kms. from the city of Aurangabad, the rock-cut caves of Ajanta nestle in a panoramic gorge, in the form of a gigantic horse shoe. Among the finest examples of some of the earliest Buddhist architecture, caves-paintings and sculptures, these caves comprise Chaitya Halls, or shrines, dedicated to Lord Buddha and Viharas, or monasteries, used by Buddhist monks for meditation and the study of Buddhist teachings.
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Ajanta Excursions:
Elephanta Caves:
The history of elephanta is the hoary mists of time. Crowning the island's easteem hill, and commanding a panoramic view of wood-land, marsh and sea, are the Buddhist stupas' or burial mounds and cisterns. Their antiquity has been traced back to the third century or even earlier.
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