Tour Packages for Ajanta
Tour packages for Ajanta is a memorable trip to the exceptional rock-cut caves enlisted by UNESCO as the World Heritage Site. Have look at the caves to get an idea about the advancement in architectural skills and refinement in paintings and aesthetics. The construction of Ajanta Caves can be divided into 2 phases, the first being around the 2nd century AD and the second during the period of the Vakatakas and the Guptas.
Location of Ajanta
The Ajanta Caves are at a distance of 100 km from Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The Ajanta caves are hewned out of horseshoe shaped granite cliff on the inner side of a 20 m long valley of the Waghora River. With the decline of Buddhism in India, the Ajanta Caves went into oblivion hidden under the thick forest growth. A British hunting party discovered Ajanta Caves by chance in 1819 AD. The tour packages for Ajanta comprises of detailed visit to the caves to admire and appreciate the beauty of the Ajanta Caves.
Thing to Do in Ajanta
Tour packages for Ajanta will take you on tour to all the 30 caves at Ajanta of which Cave No. 9, 10, 19, 26 and 29 are chaitya caves and the rest are the viharas or the monasteries. The caves are adorned with paintings depicting the stories from the life of Buddha, Bodhisattvas and the Jatakas. Tempera technique of painting was used to make paintings and naturally made colors were used. Enjoy the tour packages for Ajanta where the caves are classified as the Hinayana and Mahayana caves. The Chaitya Cave Nos. 9 and 10 and Vihara Cave No. 8, 12, 13 and 15 are Hinyana Caves. The Vihara Cave Nos. 1, 2, 16 and 17 and Chaitya Cave No. 19 and 26 are Mahayana Caves. On tour packages for Ajanta, do shop around for specialty articles available in Ajanta such as Paithani Saris, Himroo Shawls, Handicrafts, Aurangabad Silk Clothes, Gems Stones, Decorative Stones and Bidri Work.
