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Cave Temples of Ajanta and Ellora Holidays

Mumbai is considered by many as the commercial heart of India, but the soul of the country is near Aurangabad.

The astonishing cave temples are a breath-taking sight that will leave you in awe. 

The oldest cave complex is Ajanta, and has dozens of temples and monasteries carved from solid rock faces, and they are known for the lavish painted frescoes.

The 30 Buddhist cave temples date from around 200 B.C. to A.D. 650 but were virtually forgotten about until the 19th century. Many believe that it’s the ‘forgotten time’ that helped keep them excellently preserved. 

The Ellora caves are also a true masterpiece. What they lack in paintings they make up for in genius rock carvings. Every carving was done by hand in around A.D. 600. The main attraction is Ellora is the Kailash temple, whose dimensions are around 10,000 square feet – It’s huge! They believe it took around 150 years to complete. 

Many people stay in Mumbai and travel to the caves, but many operators can offer spectacular train journeys from Delhi. A trip to these ‘forgotten caves’ is truly one to remember. 

For information on India holidays and a trip to the Caves of Ellora and Ajanta, then please fill out our enquiry form. A member of our India holiday experts will get back to you with all the information required. 

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