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Aurangabad is a good base for visiting
the Ajanta and the Ellora caves.
Ellora Caves
- The caves of Ellora are about 30 kms from Aurangabad. In all
there are 34 caves at Ellora: 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu and 5 Jain.
The Hindu Caves are the most dramatic and impressive of the Ellora
cave temples. In size, design and energy they are in a totally
different league from the Buddhist or Jain caves. The Jain caves
mark the final phase of Ellora. There are only five Jain temples,
several hundred meters north of the last Hindu temple. Cave 32
- The Indra Sabha is the finest of the Jain cave temples.
Ajanta Caves
- Unlike the Ellora caves, Ajanta Caves are all Buddhist. These
caves are famous for their magnificent paintings. Five of the
caves are chaitayas or temples while the other 24 are viharas
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