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Ajanta Caves

The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 29 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art (which depict the Jataka tales as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka.

 

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