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๐จ Visual Arts
Ajanta & Ellora Cave Paintings
UNESCO World Heritage rock-cut caves in Maharashtra; 1,500-year-old Buddhist, Hindu, Jain art
Maharashtra, India ๐ฎ๐ณ 200 Visual Arts
Key Facts
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Ajanta: 29 rock-cut Buddhist caves (200 BCโ650 AD); paintings and sculptures of Buddha's life
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Ellora: 34 caves โ Hindu, Buddhist, Jain (600โ1000 AD); Kailasa Temple carved from a single rock
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Ajanta paintings inspired by Gupta-era art โ master craftsmen with no scaffolding
๐จ Did you know? Ajanta caves were "lost" and hidden by jungle for 1,000 years until a British officer John Smith accidentally stumbled upon them during a tiger hunt in 1819
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Category
Visual Arts
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ Maharashtra, India
Year / Era
200
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UNESCO World Heritage rock-cut caves in Maharashtra