The Ajanta Caves, located in Aurangabad Maharashtra is a Buddhist cave monuments. It has paintings and rock cut sculptures showing best picture of ancient art of India. Ajanta caves are UNESCO world heritage site.
The Ajanta Caves is home to ancient monasteries and prayer halls of distinct Buddhist traditions. It includes paintings showing past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities in vogue in that time. These caves are referred as a monsoon retreat for monks, a resting site for merchants and pilgrims in ancient India.
Ellora is one of the largest rock-cut caves monastery temple complexes in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site situated in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. Ellora caves represent monuments and artwork of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.
Ellora comprises of 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu caves and 5 Jain caves. Each group presents their respective deities and mythologies and monasteries of that religion. Ellora caves referred as monasteries for monks, temples for prayers and a place for pilgrims to rest.
Maharashtra is land of caves, shrines, hill stations, sanctuaries and many more. Mumbai, Aurangabad, Lonavala, Nagpur, Nasik, Ajanta are most visiting places of Maharashtra. India is rewound for its diverse cultures and varied archaeological sites.
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