A radius of 1 km of the Elephanta island and its surrounding waters is a protected zone under the Ministry of Environment and ASI is the site custodian of 300 m 2 surrounding the caves. Entrances to ...

Step into a world where history meets breathtaking architecture at the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, two of India's most revered ...

Bet they haven’t done this. 1. Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra Hewn out of a horseshoe-shaped cliff face above the Waghora River, the Ajanta Caves are a World Heritage Site and gateway to ancient ...

The Ajanta Caves, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site, will soon be more accessible to tourists thanks to a major new rail project. The Ministry of Railways has decided to develop a 174 ...

From Ajanta Cave 1 in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, comes the famous mural of a rather delicate-looking Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, a bodhisattva who holds a lotus flower in his hand and tilts ...

tree roots above the caves create cracks and increase ... painting expert nominated by ICCROM between 1-9 December 2001. The mission examined the state of conservation of the mural paintings within ...

Ajanta Caves are a must-visit for any art and ... built during this phase and many older ones were also refurbished. Cave 1 to 8, 11 and 14 to 29 are from this period. But it wasn’t the British ...

How Maharashtra's Ajanta Caves came to inspire iconic images around the world. Thanks to the UNESCO World Heritage site designation and the efforts of the state government, the caves stand ...