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<< Other Photo Pages >> Ajanta Caves - Cave or Rock Shelter in India

Submitted by durhamnature on Tuesday, 09 April 2013  Page Views: 5490

Natural PlacesSite Name: Ajanta Caves
Country: India Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Jalgaon  Nearest Village: Ajintha
Latitude: 20.552500N  Longitude: 75.700555E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo inside cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)
Caves in India. 28 rock-cut Buddhist caves, of uncertain date, but probably 200BC to 500CE.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Maharashtra, in the care of the Indian Archaeological Society. One of the finest examples of Indian cave painting and sculpture.

Details of each cave are at-


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Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of Cave 19 from "Footfalls of India..." via archive.org Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ajanta Caves
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Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Footfalls of India..." via archive.org Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of carved window at cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of carvings at cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of cave, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Cave 1 detail and cave 2 plan, from "Cave Temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Buddha in cave 26, from "Cave Temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of Cave 26 from "Footfalls of India..." via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of Cave 20 from "Footfalls of India..." via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Fresco detail from "Footfalls of India..." via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Buddha painting from "Footfalls of India..." via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of beautifully carved cave 26, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of cave 1, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of roof of cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of facade at cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of superb carvings at cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Plan of cave 19, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo inside cave 17, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of cave 17, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of cave 14, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of the veranda of cave 11, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of cave 11, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves submitted by durhamnature : Plan of cave 11, from "Rock-cut temples of India" via archive.org Site in India

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