Ajanta

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A site of Buddhist rock-cut cave temples and monasteries in central India. The group of some 30 caves from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD are celebrated for their wall paintings depicting Buddhist legends and the Buddha's incarnations. There are two types of caves, caityas (sanctuaries) and viharas (monasteries).

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Buddhist shrine in central India. number of cave temples were constructed here from the 1st century BC to the 5th century ad and afe famous for their wall paintings, which show scenes from the Jatakas (stories about the lives of the Buddha in earlier incarnations).

The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied

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