Ajanta Caves in India
The Ajanta caves were once used as a Buddhist
monastery, with hundreds of teachers and students. The caves were constructed
in two phases, the first beginning around the second century BC. The second
phase took place in the fifth century AD, and saw some modernization of the
existing caves as well as the creation of temples and many of the paintings and
carvings, as decoration became more popular. After this, the caves were
abandoned and mostly forgotten until in 1819, when British hunters found them.
Tourists visit these thirty remaining caves and the
nearby Ellora caves to view the religious art and wall murals inside the caves.
The caves house living areas, stupas, carvings and paintings.
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