Ajanta Caves are a must-visit for any art and history ... Out of the 100 caves at Ellora, 34 are open to public and cave number 16 is the largest single monolithic rock excavation not just in ...

A radius of 1 km of the Elephanta island and its surrounding waters is a protected zone under the Ministry of Environment and ASI is the site custodian of 300 m 2 surrounding the caves. Entrances to ...

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 ...