AJANTA, India -- From the top of a cliff in the Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats, India's largest watershed, lush green forests stretch out on all sides, providing a verdant panorama as far as the ...

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...

What makes Ajanta and Ellora Caves an architectural gem? Ajanta and Ellora Caves come to mind when we think of places that fill us with wonder. The Ajanta and Ellora Caves, located in Aurangabad, ...

After John Smith’s accidental rediscovery of the Ajanta caves while on that game-changing tiger hunt, news spread fast among not just the colonial Europeans in India, but across the seas in Britain as ...

A reaction to the sight of majestic stone rafters converging upwards in a vaulted roof was interrupted by Abdul Nasir Almohammadi. “This structure inspired the Roman cathedrals,” he declared with a ...

Chhattapati Sambhajinagar: After a spate of honey bee attacks near the world-famous Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, the forest department has appealed to visitors to avoid loud noises and strong perfumes ...

I am interested in visiting the caves, and I'm wondering if it's possible to do both caves in one day? I have limited time, two nights at most, to travel to Aurangabad from Mumbai. I've heard ...

<i>'The old grey mare, she ain't what she used to be.,,. ain't what she used to be, ain't ..</i> I'm contemplating a side trip to Aurangebad a day or so after Christmas. [I'm in Mumbai right now] Can ...