AJANTA CAVES AN ARNAMENT OF INDIAN ARCHITECT

                                                              

Ajanta caves rock cut buddhist cave monument . In ajanta 30 caves is there .Ajanta caves painting are significant source of socio economic information .An ancient india this caves belongs to 2nd BEC century  to 480CE.This caves including painting and rock cut sculpture described among finest servicing example ancient indian art

This caves are built 2 phases 1st phase starting around 2nd CE 2nd phase occurring 400-to 650 CE this monument protected by archaeology survey of india and since 1983 ajanta caves has been a (UNESCO)(united nation education scientific cultural organisation) world heritage site

The caves also representing past live and rebirth of buddha

Ajanta caves are universally regarded as master pieces of buddhist religious art 

Ajanta caves 9,10,12,13,15a were construct during satavahana period this caves belongs to hinayana of buddhism this are the first phase

According the historian 2 phases of ajanta caves were constructed by harisena a king of vakataka this caves belongs mahayana buddhism

This caves discovered by john smith in 1819 during hunting campaign

In ajanta many painting idoland other structure that were built 2nd century

Ajanta caves were built from basalt accumulated in from igneous rock this rock were accumulated due to volcanic eruption

LOCATION

• Ajanta caves are carved out of flood basalt rock of a clif part of deccan trap
• This caves located in aurangabad dist ,maharashtra state,in india 
• Ajanta caves located central maharashtra western india 
• Ajanta are in vindyadri rang western ghats 
• Ajanta caves are located 105 km for away from aurangabad

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

 20.33,8,56 north latitude

75.42,1,57 east longitude

MSL( MEAN SEA LEVEL) 

Ajanta caves located 513 meters above sea level

4.ABOUT AJANTA CAVES

Ajanta caves popular tourist destination in maharashtra.This caves mainly buddhist caves in this caves shrine of buddha is there.In this caves nt only sculpture here painting also an caves walls.The sculptor atis likely worked both excavation the rocks and making the intricate curving of pillar roof and idols further sculpture painting work inside a cave were integrated parallel task 

The painting in the ajanta caves predominantly narrate the jataka tales these are buddhist legend describing the previous birth buddha

The painting are in dry fresco painted on the top of dry plaster surface rather than in to wet plaster

Ajanta caves is a adorned with beautiful sculpture painting and frescoes .Ajanta is full with wall painting the temple are holled grainate clifs 

• The caves are two types
• Chaitays (sanctuaries)
• viharas (monasteries)

The sculpture rich ornamentation of indian art. This painting depict colourful legends

Whis are painted the ajanta caves are mural painting

Mural painting mean

Amural is a many pieces of art work painted or applied directly on a wall ceiling or other permanent surface distinguishing characteristics of mural painting is that the architectural element of the given space are hormonally incorporated into the picture

Ajanta caves older then ellora caves. in ajanta 30 caves temples 

5 consist chaityas remening 25 caves viharas 

cave no 1 , 2, 16, 17 example of ancient indian wall painting alternative in vivid and worm colour . Ajanta caves a chain caves

AJANTA CAVES FAMOUS FOR

Ajanta caves famous for temple architecture and many delicately drawn mural are located in 76 meter high horseshoe shaped equipment over 100km the the (tiger ) river

VISITING DAYS AND TIME

Ajanta caves open through out the year only every monday ajanta caves are close

Ajanta caves are open 9;00 am to 6;00 pm

ENTRY FEE FOR VISITING

• Below 15 years children entry free 
• Above 15  indian citizen ---Rs  30
• Foreign visitors --------------Rs  500
• Camera and video camera-------Rs 25
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NEAR VISITING PLACES TO AJANTA CAVES

• Shirdi -----------------------------216 km 
• Narasla wild life sanctuary-------209
• gautala wild life sanctuary----77 km 
• kali mandir
• balaji mandir 
• ram mandir
• yawal wild life sanctuary

NEAR CITIES TO AJANTA CAVES

• Aurangabad---------102 km 
• mumbai--------------434 km 
• pune------------------334 km
• nagpur---------------399 km
• hyderabad-----------581 km
• delhi ---------------1193 km
• bhopal--------------452 km

NEAR AIR PORT TO AJANTA 

• Aurangabad  -------99 km 
• Mumbai -----------342 km
• Pune---------------290 km
• Indore-------------244 km
• Nagpur------------348 km

Near railway station

jalgoan junction about 60 km from ajanta caves this line connected to important cities in india mumbai agra bhopal new delhi gwalior jhansi goa varanasi allahabad bangalore pune 

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other buddhist places in india

• saranath
• kushinagar

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