This complex of five Buddhist cave shrines was commissioned by King Valagambahu in 1 B.C. and has been a pilgrimage site for 22 centuries. Exquisitely painted and gilded murals, as well as ...

Cut from a sheer cliff face nearly a thousand years ago, India's Ajanta Caves are home to sacred Buddhist spaces adorned with vibrant works of ancient art. Carved in timeThe Buddhist cave temples ...

About a thousand of these Buddhist caves are known in India today, ranging from huge, elaborate clusters of multiple caverns to tiny grottoes too small to be found on a map. The caves functioned ...