World Heritage Series- AJANTA Archeological Survey Of India

The book focuses on the Buddhist rock- cut caves of Ajanta located amid the Sahyadri’s dense of foilage.The caves are situated at a distance of 6.5 km from the village of Fardapur in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.There are 30 caves at Ajanta,including the unfinished ones, of which 5 are chaitya-grihas and the rest,sangharams or the Bihar’s(monasteries).The earliest excavations at Ajanta date from the 2nd century BC.The Ajanta caves are celebrated for their world famous paintings that exhibi the skill and imagination of consummate artists.The sculptures, mostly dating from the fifth and sixth century AD,are remarkable for their classic qualities and exude graceful elegance, restraintand serenity.