Ajanta is the world’s greatest historical monument recognized by UNESCO. These caves were known to local tribes until AD 1819 when British Sargent Robert Gill rediscovered this site. The speciality of Ajanta is its magnificent and oldest paintings. Out of several caves found all over the world, Ajanta has the largest number of paintings. Paintings of Ajanta are far older than Vinci. There are 30 caves in Ajanta of which 9, 10, 19, 26 and 29 are chaitya-grihas and the rest are monasteries. These caves were discovered in AD 1819 and were built up in the earlier 2nd century BC-AD. Most of the paintings in Ajanta are right from 2nd century BC-AD and some of them about the fifth century AD and continued for the next two centuries. All paintings show heavy religious influence and centre around Lord Buddha, Bodhisattvas, various incidents from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas. The paintings are executed on a ground of mud-plaster in the tempera technique. Travel with complete safety and comfort and spend max attention on destination. Explore all the interesting caves at the Ajanta with our expert guide. Check out the detailed itinerary below for more information.