Ajanta
a village in N Maharashtra, in W central India: caves and shrines containing Buddhist frescoes and sculptures.
Historical Examples
It contains the famous caves of Ajanta, and also the battlefield of Assaye.
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Old frescoes in the Ajanta Caves show a mother sending a gift through her child.
The Buddha Paul Carus
She has studied in the Ajanta caves the Buddhist paintings and sculptures and other monuments of Gandhra.
The Gospel of Buddha Paul Carus
Berar consists mainly of the valley lying between the Satpura range of mountains in the north and the Ajanta range in the south.
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