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| 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.
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| Ajanta cave 26 |
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3 comments:
Beautiful shots, one of my dream places, hope will visit soon.
Mind blowing place , I have to visit again.
@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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