The Ajanta and Ellora Caves, considered to be one of the finest examples of ancient rock caves, are located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, India.
Approximately 99 km from the city of Aurangabad are the Ajanta Caves, now inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Ajanta Caves
The Grishneshwar Temple in Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India.
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The 12 Buddhist caves mainly include viharas or monasteries. In these caves, various monasteries have shrines carved with paintings and sculptures of Buddha, Bodhisattva and saints.
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The Bibi ka Maqbara is a beautiful mausoleum of Rabia-ul-Daurani, also known as Dilras Banu Begum, wife of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb..
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Cave 34 is an unfinished four-pillared hall with a shrine. Another place called Samvatsarana is in the Ellora Caves, which were used by the Thirthankaras who preached after attaining omniscience.
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Khuldabad is a small town located about 13 km from Aurangabad and 3 km from the World Heritage listed caves of Ajanta and Ellora.
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The Daulatabad Fort (14 kilometers from Aurangabad city) in Daulatabad, or "the Abode of Wealth", sits on an isolated conical hill on a flat, slab-like floor that is 600 feet high
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The wondrous caves of Aurangabad are hidden between the Satara and Sihyachal hill ranges in Aurangabad. The Aurangabad Caves are twelve rock-cut Buddhist shrines located about 20 km northwest of Aurangabad.
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The water mill built around 1700 was used to grind grain. The foresight that is laid on the marvel of architecture is truly amazing. Panchakki is a complex of water mills consisting of a courtyard, a madrasah, a minister's house, a mosque, women's houses and a sarai.
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Besides the magnificent caves that display the best of Buddhist religious art, the mall is another major tourist attraction in Ajanta..
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