| "> | | | | technique used seems to be tempera. |
| The caves of Ahanta are one of the greatest | | | | The artists, may they be sculptor of a painter, |
| monuments of the world. Being ancient, this place is | | | | always try to depict the life of the people they live |
| recognized as historical monument by UNESCO. Visit | | | | in. so had done the artists who did the artworks in |
| to these caves would be a memorable experience | | | | Ajanta and Ellora caves. Here the depiction of all |
| for any person coming form any place of the world. | | | | types of people of the contemporary social strata is |
| It is believed that the Buddha devotees and monks | | | | done. We can see the kings and the slaves; we can |
| lived here and did the sculptures and the painting as | | | | see the carvings and paintings of the divine musicians; |
| part of their worship towards Buddha. | | | | we can see the dancers of the courts, known as the |
| It is believed that these cave paintings are done by | | | | divine women dancers. |
| the Buddhist monks and other artists. Most of the | | | | These ancient caves were almost forgotten by the |
| paintings show the influence of religion. The | | | | people living in the surrounding areas. Once a |
| characters painted are mainly Buddha and | | | | company of British soldiers passed from this region |
| Bodhisattvas, a Buddhist monk. The artworks depict | | | | and the officers have found out these caves in |
| stories of Buddhism. All the materials used in these | | | | nineteenth century. Otherwise these monuments |
| paintings came from the local area. The artists have | | | | were hidden under the green vegetation of the |
| done their work on a ground of mud-plaster. The | | | | forests of the state of Maharashtra in India. |