Ajanta Caves

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Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist cave complex ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
architecturalStyle Buddhist monastery architecture ⓘ
rock-cut ⓘ
conservationStatus protected monument ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 2nd century BCE ⓘ
contains chaitya-griha ⓘ
vihara ⓘ
country India ⓘ
depicts Jataka tales ⓘ
life of the Buddha ⓘ
discoveredBy John Smith ⓘ
discoveredByOccupation British officer ⓘ
distanceFromAurangabad about 100 km ⓘ
earlierPhaseReligion Hinayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1983 ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist sculptures ⓘ
fresco paintings ⓘ
murals ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Aurangabad district ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad

Maharashtra ⓘ
Sahyadri Hills ⓘ
linked to: Sahyadri

Waghora River valley ⓘ
mainReligionRepresented Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
majorDevelopmentPeriod 5th century CE ⓘ
material basalt rock ⓘ
near Ellora Caves ⓘ
numberOfCaves 30 ⓘ
paintingTechnique tempera-like technique on dry plaster ⓘ
partOf Buddhist heritage of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Buddhism
patron Harishena of Vakataka dynasty ⓘ
Vakataka dynasty ⓘ
period Satavahana period ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty

Vakataka period ⓘ
rediscoveryYear 1819 ⓘ
region Deccan plateau ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
religion Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
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(iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 242 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageType Cultural ⓘ
visitorAttraction major tourist destination in Maharashtra ⓘ

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Ancient India → artCenter → Ajanta caves ⓘ
subject linked to: ancient India
linked to: Ajanta Caves
Buddhist art → importantSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Marathwada → hasHeritageSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Aurangabad Airport → nearbyAttraction → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Nandalal Bose → influencedBy → Ajanta cave paintings ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves
Bengal School of Art → influencedBy → Ajanta cave paintings ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves
Fatehnagar → knownForProximityTo → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Fatehnagar → hasHeritageNearby → UNESCO World Heritage Site Ajanta Caves ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves
Gupta art → notableSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Vakataka dynasty → notableSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Nasik Caves → similarTo → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
subject linked to: Nasik caves
Waghora River valley → knownFor → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Waghora River valley → contains → Ajanta Caves complex ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves
Waghora River valley → near → Ajanta village ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves
John Smith → placeOfDiscovery → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
John Smith → associatedWith → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Vakataka period → knownFor → Ajanta cave paintings ⓘ
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Vakataka period → majorSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Harishena → associatedSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
subject linked to: Harishena of Vakataka dynasty
Ajanta Range → near → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Chalisgaon → hasNearbyPlaceOfInterest → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Chalisgaon → hasNearbyHistoricalSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Jalgaon Junction → nearbyAttraction → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
South Asian art → hasImportantSite → Ajanta Caves ⓘ
K. Venkatappa → influencedBy → Ajanta cave paintings ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves