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Natural PlacesSite Name: Ajanta CavesCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 136.705 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Jalgaon Nearest Village: Ajintha
Latitude: 20.552500N Longitude: 75.700555E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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-
Official Website: www.ajanthacaves.co.in
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