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22-year-old man drowns in pond near Ajanta Ellora caves while trying to save cousin
July 28, 2025 2:00 pm
The Aurangabad police said more than 10 people, including the deceased and his cousin, headed to the Jogeshwari pond, located near the Ajanta Ellora Caves, when the accident occurred.
Ajanta caves to have QR codes to provide info of paintings to visitors, says ASI official
January 10, 2023 3:18 pm
The paintings in the fifth-century Ajanta caves illustrate the Jataka tales. They are in the dark area of caves where human eyes take time to get acclimatised
'Ajanta in Armenia': S Jaishankar shares paintings of caves by artist Sarkis Khachaturian
October 13, 2021 7:56 pm
The horseshoe-shaped Ajanta cave was built with hammer and chisel and houses stunning murals, paintings and sculptures which depict the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism
Where history is written in rocks
May 12, 2019 5:47 am
Now, an archaeologist and associate professor of Indology at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, Bhalerao is a part of an effort to raise awareness about the magnificent rock cut caves of Maharashtra.
Know Your Monument: The Ajanta Caves
December 20, 2018 11:49 am
In the sixth edition of this series on Indian monuments by Sahapedia, we look at the rock-cut Ajanta Caves. A chance discovery in 1819 led to the first exposure of the spectacular artistic vision contained in the Ajanta and Ellora Caves (we carried Ellora in the third edition). Built in two phases over more than 500 years, with collective patronage cutting across religions, the Ajanta Caves stand out as the finest example of the arts, architecture, and sculpture of ancient India.
Remains of the Day
January 18, 2018 2:43 pm
After digitally restoring paintings at the Ajanta Caves for 27 years, artist-photographer Prasad Pawar presents his works in an exhibition for the first time
Two centuries after British Army officer discovered Ajanta, descendant to visit caves
February 25, 2016 10:13 am
It is said Captain John Smith chanced upon the Cave 10, which is known to be the earliest chaityagriha, or prayer hall, in Ajanta, where he marked his discovery with a hunting knife, inscribing his name and date on a mural.
Ajanta to get a facelift — palkhis for elderly, film on Jataka tales
June 26, 2014 4:42 am
The project will study layout, design and engineering aspects, and collaborate with experts and restoration architects.
For arts sake,he waited 18 yrs to restore Ajanta Caves paintings
August 20, 2013 2:28 am
Using fibre optic light,city artist prasad Pawar has so far digitally restored around 14,000 square inches of works
Young Storytellers Guild
March 19, 2012 3:25 am
At cave no. 9,Ajanta Caves,Akhtar Pervez is perched on a stone,watching tourists walking in.
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