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Ajanta é um conjunto de cavernas com pinturas rupestres de inspiração budista em Maharashtra que remontam ao século II a.C. As grutas, comissionadas pelos Vakatakas , são um testemunho sem interrupção da história religiosa do budismo , durante um período de 700 anos.
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6 de mar. de 2024 · Ajanta Caves exemplifies one of the greatest achievements in ancient Buddhist rock-cut architecture. The artistic traditions at Ajanta present an important and rare specimen of art, architecture, painting, and socio-cultural, religious and political history of contemporary society in India.
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- 1983 (7th Session)
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23 de fev. de 2015 · The Ajanta Caves were a sanctuary for Buddhist monks that was forgotten, along with its stunning riches, for nearly 1,500 years. Jonathan Glancey investigates. British Broadcasting Corporation
18 de abr. de 2024 · Ajanta Caves, Buddhist rock-cut cave temples and monasteries, located near Ajanta village, north-central Maharashtra state, western India, that are celebrated for their wall paintings. The temples are hollowed out of granite cliffs on the inner side of a 70-foot (20-metre) ravine in the Wagurna.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ajanta: The birthplace of Indian art. Incredible India! Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Located about 107 km from Aurangabad, the famous cluster of 32 Buddhist caves...
9 de dez. de 2015 · The caves, famous for their temple architecture and many delicately drawn murals, are located in a 76 m high, horseshoe-shaped escarpment overlooking the Waghora (tiger) River. The Ajanta Caves are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Jataka Image in Ajanta.
