Ajanta Ellora caves

Ajanta Ellora caves The   Ajanta Caves   are 29   rock-cut   Buddhist cave monuments   dating from the second century   BCE   to about 480 CE in the Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District of   Maharashtra   state in   India . [1] [2] [3]   Ajanta Caves are a   UNESCO   World Heritage Site . [2]   Universally regarded as masterpieces of   Buddhist religious art , the caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of   ancient Indian art , particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. [4] [5] [6] The caves were built in two phases, the first starting around the second century BCE and the second occurring from 400 to 650 CE, according to older accounts, or in a brief period of 460–480 CE according to later scholarship. [7] The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries (Viharas) and worship-halls (Chaityas) of different Bud...