Ajanta Cave Temples

200 BC30 cavesIndia

CountryIndia

RegionMaharashtra

Discovered200 BC

Size/Depth30 caves

About Ajanta Cave Temples

Buddhist cave monuments carved into a horseshoe cliff. Painted and sculpted over 800 years. Abandoned and forgotten until 1819. The paintings influenced modern Indian art. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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