Ajanta cavessituted at in maharashtra (India).near ajanta city 67 km from buldana city and nearest airport id aurangabad(106 km) bhusawal is nearest railway station.

Caves horseshoe shaped and 35 to 106 feet elevation from river waghur.

There are 29 caves officially complete form. 3-4 caves are incomplete form.

There are two major pantas (ways) of budhism 1. Mahayanas 2. hinyanas

Caves No. 9,10,12,13, and 15A rediscovered in 1956.

Majorly two types of caves one is with statue and anather is without statue is called as hinyanas caves.

the second phase of exacation is called mahayanas.It is during time of vakatakas(the rular).The caves No. 1,2,34,56,7,8,11,14,15,16,17,18,19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.

There are two Chaitya grugha(Prayer place) of hinyana caves No 9 and 10. caves 12,13,15A are viharas means residential purpose.Viraras are are square shaped 52 Feet long.

The famous Hsuan Tsang chinese travelar visit ajanta caves.

Ajanta caves famous for paintings.colour used natural extract from flower and leaf.