Mar 2008 : Ajanta Caves

Travel Title: Trip to Aurangabad and Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, India (2008)

When: March 2008

About The Trip:

Purpose: To see the historical sites in Aurangabad and at Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, India.

Days/Nights: 3 days 2 nights

Arrangements: ~~Travel Agent~~ / Self-guided Tour

Route: Navi Mumbai INDIA – Aurangabad INDIA (2 nights) – Ajanta Caves INDIA – Navi Mumbai INDIA

Traveling Method & Time:

Navi Mumbai – Aurangabad = by boat (≈ 16 hours)

Aurangabad – Ajanta Caves = by car ( ≈ 2 hours)

Ajanta Caves – Navi Mumbai = by boat (≈ 16 hours)

Details:

The Ajanta Caves which have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, are located near Jalgaon town, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The caves are a network of 30 rock-cut cave monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE. Cave 9, 10, 19, 26 and 29 are chaitya-grihas and the rest are monasteries.

Paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art furnish the interior of the caves. All paintings were executed on a ground of mud-plaster in the tempera technique and they shows heavy religious influence and centre around Buddha, Bodhisattvas, incidents from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas.

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