The document provides information about the Ajanta Caves located in Maharashtra, India. The Ajanta Caves contain 29 Buddhist cave temples dating from the 2nd century BC containing some of the finest examples of ancient Indian art and rock cut sculptures. The caves served as prayer halls and monasteries for Buddhist monks for about nine centuries before being abandoned. They were rediscovered in 1819 and preserve masterpieces of Buddhist art, with the paintings and sculptures described as outstanding surviving examples of Indian art from that period in history.

1. Presentation
ON
Ajanta Caves
SUBMITTED TO :- SUBMITTED BY :-
Prof. Alka Chaturvedi Krishna Kushwah

2. Contents
 about Ajanta Caves
History of the Ajanta Caves
Mystery Behind The Ajanta Caves
 Pictures Of The Ajanta Caves

3. The Ajanta Caves are a series of 29
Buddhist cave temples in Aurangabad
district of Maharashtra state of India.
some of which date from the 2nd
century BC.
The caves include paintings and rock-
cut sculptures described as among the
finest surviving examples of ancient
Indian art.
The Ajanta caves preserve some of
the best masterpieces of Buddhist art
in India. Many visitors explore the
Ajanta Caves in conjunction with the
near by Ellora Caves
Ajanta caves
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4. History
 The Ajanta caves are mentioned in the
memories of several medieval –era
Chinese Buddhist travellers to india
and by the Mughal-era official of the
akbar –era in the early 17th century
 They were covered by the jungle until
accidentally “discovered” and brought
to western attention in 1819 by a
colonial british officer on a tiger-hunting
party.
 They were used by Buddhist monks as
prayer halls (chaitya grihas) and
monasteries (viharas) for about nine
centuries, then abruptly abandoned.
Chaitya Griha"
or
prayer hall

5. mystery
• The
Buddhist Caves of Ajanta,
located in Maharashtra,
were built from 200BC to
600AD almost 300 years
after the death of The
Buddha, when the reverence
of its followers had reached
its peak. These caves and
their sculptures were
developed over 850 years.

6. Ajanta caves panorama with cave numbers.
The caves are numbered from right to left

7. Cave 1
Cave 2
Cave 4
Cave 10

8. Cave 16 Cave 29
Cave 19

9. ThankYou..!!!