Rahul Mishra cited the Ajanta Caves as a central reference for his Paris couture collection ‘Devi’. Here’s the full history ...

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 ...

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 ...

These caves with beautiful examples of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art and architecture were discovered by John Smith, a British army officer, who accidentally stumbled upon them while on a hunting ...

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 ...

“The flesh tones of the prince are pale and silvery. The queen is nearly black. In the general colouring, sober reds and some vivid pale blues and good bluish greens are introduced among greys, browns ...

The navy’s “stitched sail” ship INS Kaundinya, a recreation of a fifth-century vessel based on paintings at the ancient Ajanta Caves, on Monday embarked on her maiden overseas voyage from Gujarat’s ...