Saturday, September 10, 2016

The reclining Buddha at Ajanta, A UNESCO World heritage site, near Aurangabad, India

Reclining Buddha, Ajanta cave 26
Ajanta, a UNESCO world heritage site in Aurangabad district, India, depicts the finest Indian wall paintings and architecture (quite a bit of it is still surviving). There are a total of 30 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC, many are unfinished and quite a few have deteriorated a lot, but there are some better preserved caves where we can get a glimpse of ancient Indian art and architecture.

These caves had been long forgotten until a British officer stumbled upon one of the caves in 1819.

I will start my Ajanta diary by posting pictures and a short video clipping of Cave 26; this cave has a reclining Buddha, and some very nice sculptures and interesting paintings.

Ajanta cave 26




Ceiling of cave 26




Painting on the wall of cave 26


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3 comments:

  1. Jyotirmoy SarkarSeptember 11, 2016 at 6:00 PM

    Beautiful shots, one of my dream places, hope will visit soon.

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  2. IndraniSeptember 11, 2016 at 8:15 PM

    Mind blowing place , I have to visit again.

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  3. Ranjana JhaSeptember 18, 2016 at 6:30 AM

    @Jyotirmoy, thank you, these caves are worth visiting.
    @Indrani,Thanks, yes it is, try to visit during monsoons, the entire area becomes very beautiful then.

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