The Ajanta Caves are 30 (approximately) rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotion through gesture, pose and forms.The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship-halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 250-feet wall of rock.Ajanta Caves is UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Major Attraction:  Buddhist religious art , Aryasura’s Jatakamala, and rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist

Timings :  8am–5pm  (Monday Closed)