Ajanta Paintings draw a lot of tourists to Ajanta, Maharashtra. Anyone who has visited Ajanta Caves and seen mural paintings there can but be in the awe of these caves. The caves are not only an engineering marvel as they are all manually excavated caves and not natural caves. These paintings have survived for 2000 […]

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If and when the wonders of India are recorded, Kailash Temple cave or Cave no 16 of Ellora caves is bound to be there. Tourist attractions of Maharashtra these heritage caves in Aurangabad are must-visit world heritage sites. The best place to read all the technical and historical details on these caves is the ASI […]

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A few years back I had been to Bhimbekta near Bhopal and found the oldest surviving cave paintings there. Being a world heritage site, the premises at Bhimbetka is well preserved and the paintings well documented. Earlier this year I discovered similar paintings in Chhattisgarh but in a dilapidated state. Most of them are covered […]

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