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A painting from the Ajanta caves, India. These Buddhist cave temples, which date from 200 BC to the 7th century AD, were cut from solid granite, and are decorated with many such paintings.

Village in Maharashtra state, India, known for its Buddhist cave temples dating from 200 BC to the 7th century AD. The Ajanta Caves boast some 28 chambers cut from solid granite, which are covered with wall paintings and reliefs of superb artistry, thought to have been executed by monks.



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Also included are a brief examination of the Ajanta caves' impact on Asian art and an appendix of early descriptions of the caves, written in the 19th century by their British discoverers.
The Ajanta Caves: Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India by Science News
Inside, the deliberate roughness of the hand-compacted surfaces and the amorphousness of the connections between the geometric plan forms produces a cave-like quality -- 'visual reminders of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta and Ellora,' says Doshi.
Hard shell by Lyall, Sutherland / The Architectural Review
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