Ajanta Caves

Ajanta Caves are rock-cut Buddhist monuments from the 2nd century BCE and the 5th–6th centuries CE, renowned for their paintings and sculptures. They contain some of the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian Buddhist art, including frescoes and sculptures. The site was inscribed in 1983, the same year as Ellora and the Taj Mahal. It meets four UNESCO criteria: (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi).