who made Ajanta Caves

20 caves were built during the Vakataka Dynasty. Paintings  depicting the life of Gautam Buddha and also stories from Jataka Tales.

The painting have deteriorated significantly since they were rediscovered and a number of 19th - century for a drawing are important for a complete understanding of the works. A number of attempts to copy the Ajanta paintings began in the 19th century for European and Japanese Museums.

History of Ajanta caves are generally agreed to have been made in two distinct phases the first during the 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE and a second several centuries later .

Ajanta caves

The Buddhist Caves in Ajanta are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist Caves monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra State in India.                                                                               Location :  Aurangabad District Maharashtra                            State India.                                             Criteria   :   Cultural   1,2,3,4.                                  Reference :   242.                                                        Inscription :  1983 (7th session)                              area.           :   8,242.                                                    Buffer zone :  78,676