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Ajanta Caves
Ajanta caves, one of the jewels of Indian
historical places, were discovered by a team of british officers
during British empire in india in late 19th century. The officers
stumbled this classical ancient work of art when they were on tiger
hunt. Cut into the semi-arid hills, the horseshoe-shaped Ajanta
caves are lying deep within the Sahyadri hills in Maharashtra, above
the Waghoor river. The caves survived hundreds of years to depict
the story of Buddhism, spanning the period of 800
years.
The 29 caves were built to offer seclusion to
Buddhist monks who used to stay in the caves, taught &
performed rituals in the Chityas and Viharas which were the
seats of learning and cultural movement. Inspired by faith and
devotion each figure has been carved by the monks with the help of
just hammers and chisels. The house panels of many of the
caves illustrate the stories from the Jatakas, a rich mine of tales
of the several incarnations of the Buddha. Exquisite wall-paintings,
sculptures and elaborately portrayed images of nymphs and princesses
with many of other characters, speak of places, royalty, culture and
tales of everyday life of ancient India.
Cave 1 has
well-preserved wall paintings of great Boddhisattvas, Padmapani and
Avalokiteshvara. In Caves 2, 16 and 17 there are many amazing
paintings. Caves 1, 4, 17, 19, 24 and 26 contains excellent
sculptures. The flying apsara, in Cave 17, and the image of
Buddha preaching in Cave 17, are remarkable works of art. Such
a big and great collection of classical works of art, which includes
wall-paintings, sculptures and images, makes Ajanta Caves the place
that one should visit at least once in lifetime.
Accomodation
Hotels are available at Jalgaon, Bhusawal,
Aurangabad
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
Holiday Resort near Aurangabad railway station.
The Ajanta
Travelers Lodge at the caves and the Maharashtra Tourism Development
Corporation Holiday Resort at Fardapur (about 1.5 km from Ajanta)
are the nearby places to get better accommodation.
How to access the place.
By road:
State Transport buses are available from
Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur upto Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal.
Close access to Ajanta from Aurangabad, Jalgaon,
Bhusawal and Ahmadnagar by State Transport buses.
By air:
Aurangabad is the ideal base since it has
direct link to Delhi, Pune, Nagpur and Mumbai
By rail:
Bhusawal and Jalgaon is directly linked to
Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
(Ajanta 60 Kms from
Bhusawal)
More
Information
Aurangabad - Govt. of India Tourist
office, Krishna Vilas, Station Road, Aurangabad 431 005. Tel
:24817
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited.
Holiday Resort, Station Road, Aurangabad-431 001. Tel :- 23298,
24259, 24713, Tlx :745-271 MTDC IN Information & Booking Counter
- Aurangabad Airport, Aurangabad. Mumbai Office & Information
Center -
Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation Ltd.
Express
Towers, 9th Floor, Nariman Point,
Mumbai-400
021. Tel : 202 4482, 2024522 2024584 Tlx ; 11-83980
MTDC IN. Tours Division
& Reservation office
-
Opp. Lic Bldg,
Madame Cama Road, Mumbai-400 020.
Tel :202 6713,
202 7762, 2027784.
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