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Ajanta Caves - Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Ajanta Caves (popular as 'Ajanta') in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are rock-cut cave monuments dating back to the 2nd century BC and containing paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of both 'Buddhist religious art' and 'universal pictorial art'.

Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.