PAINTINGS
AJANTA
CAVE PAINTINGS
the many-splendoured delights of Ajanta compiled by Subramanian Swaminathan
e-mail: sswami99@gmail.com
September 2007
Layout of the Caves
Enchanting views of the caves
A narrow pathway connects the
caves to go on a pilgrimage to the highest achievement of Indian Buddhist
art
The caves, lying deep inside the Sahyadri
Hills, are hollowed out on the deep face of a horseshoe-shaped hillside
with the Waghora river flowing through it.
The caves are aligned in a horseshoe
form. There are a total of 29 caves.
The general arrangement was not pre-planned,
as they sprang up sporadically in different periods.
The caves are numbered not on the
basis of period of excavation, but on their physical location.
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