The nearest airport to reach the caves is the Aurangabad Airport that is 99 km away from Ajanta. You can take private taxis available outside the airport to head to the caves. Flights from major ...

Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra has Buddhist art ... far removed from the strife of the world outside. 2. Borra Caves, Andhra Pradesh Read more: Passport to the peculiar: 7 micronations you can ...

The Ajanta Caves, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site, will soon be more accessible to tourists thanks to a major new rail project. The Ministry of Railways has decided to develop a 174 ...

Hewn out of a horseshoe-shaped cliff face above the Waghora River, the Ajanta Caves are a World Heritage ... far removed from the strife of the world outside. Read more: Passport to the peculiar ...

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 ...

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 ...

How Maharashtra's Ajanta Caves came to inspire iconic images around the world. Thanks to the UNESCO World Heritage site designation and the efforts of the state government, the caves stand ...