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