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Day Tour of Ajanta Caves From Aurangabad 20% OFF
Aurangabad, India
$196
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Overview
The Day Tour of Ajanta Caves from Aurangabad offers an unforgettable journey through ancient Buddhist artistry. This full-day adventure reveals the stunning history and artistry of the Ajanta Caves, dating back to the 2nd century BC.
- 🚗 Private car transportation from Aurangabad ensures a comfortable journey to the Ajanta Caves.
- 🧑🏫 An expert English-speaking guide brings the rich Buddhist philosophy and art history to life during your visit.
- 🕒 The tour lasts 8 hours, allowing ample time to explore all 30 caves and their remarkable features.
- 🎨 Inside the caves, experience extraordinary paintings created using the tempera technique on mud plaster, depicting over 500 stories from the Jataka Tales.
- 🧘♂️ Cave 1 showcases the iconic Padmapani and Vajrapani bodhisattvas, celebrated for their emotional depth and artistic excellence.
- 🛕 Cave 26 features a colossal reclining Buddha, surrounded by figures that express contemporary grief, highlighting the timelessness of the art.
- 🍽️ A delicious Indian vegetarian lunch is included, ensuring you savor local flavors during your day of exploration.
- 🏆 This tour is organized by 5 Senses Tours, a recognized provider with awards for responsible tourism and outstanding service.
- 🚌 Convenient pickup starts at 9 am, making it easy to begin your adventure without any hassle.
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Day Tour of Ajanta Caves From Aurangabad
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- Private car
- Indian vegetarian
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Ajanta Caves2.5 hour drive to Ajanta. Ajanta Caves were built in 2 phases. The first phase was in 2nd century BC when the older form of Buddhism called Hinayana was prevalent. The Buddha is represented here in the form of pillars, stupas and footprints. The first caves were hewn from the bare rock at the time of The Sātavāhana Empire which started around 230BC. The theme of most of the Caves is excerpts from Jataka Tales. These relate to the life of Buddha before he was enlightened. Cave 1 has the two most famous images at Ajanta in the form of figures of the protective bodhisattvas Padmapani and Vajrapani on either side of the entrance to the Buddha shrine.
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AjantaThe second lot was built around 400 AD according to tenets of Mahayana which gave Lord Buddha a human form. Emperor Harishena of the Vakataka dynasty was the patron for the second phase of Ajanta Caves. Even the architectural style shifted between the Hinayana and Mahayana periods, from “Vihara” halls for prayer and living in the shape of a rectangle with small square dormitory cells cut into the walls, to a sanctuary at the rear centered on a large statue of the Buddha. The paintings in most Caves were done in the tempera technique on the ground of mud plaster. More than 500 stories from Jataka Tales have been painted on the walls. 2.5 hour drive back to hotel drop in Aurangabad
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Day Tour of Ajanta Caves From Aurangabad 20% OFF
Aurangabad, India
$196
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they redeem the gift voucher.
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