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Ajanta

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Ajanta (əjŭn`tə), village, Maharashtra state, W central India, in the Ajanta Hills. The famous Ajanta caves, discovered in 1819, contain remarkable examples of Buddhist art. The caves, carved out of the side of a steep ravine, consist of chapels and monasteries dating from c.200 B.C.–A.D. 650 with magnificent frescoes and sculpture depicting scenes from the life of Buddha.
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Also included are a brief examination of the Ajanta caves' impact on Asian art and an appendix of early descriptions of the caves, written in the 19th century by their British discoverers.
The Ajanta Caves: Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India by Science News
Inside, the deliberate roughness of the hand-compacted surfaces and the amorphousness of the connections between the geometric plan forms produces a cave-like quality -- 'visual reminders of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta and Ellora,' says Doshi.
Hard shell by Lyall, Sutherland / The Architectural Review
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