A radius of 1 km of the Elephanta island and its surrounding waters is a protected zone under the Ministry of Environment and ASI is the site custodian of 300 m 2 surrounding the caves. Entrances to ...

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...

One of the oldest caves in the country, the Ajanta Caves are 30 odd rock-cut caves that date back to the second century BC. These Buddhist monuments are known for their murals, paintings and ...

The artwork at Ajanta is considered a mastepiece of ancient ... India's diverse religious history and architectural beauty. The Elephant Caves, located on Elephant Island near Mumbai, are a ...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is known for the world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora Caves all over the world. Several foreign tourists visit these monuments every year. However, the ...

The world-famous caves at Ajanta are a series of 30 Buddhist rock-cut caves, with exquisite paintings and murals Honeybees attacked a group of foreign tourists at the world-famous Ajanta cave ...

Situated in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, the Ajanta caves are a UNESCO World Heritage ... the Shaddanta Jataka (the story of a six-tusked elephant) and the Simhala Avadana murals ...