Spelunking for everyone
gulfnews.com
At a time when the eyes and heart of the world have been fixed on a cave system in Thailand and the young boys trapped there, it is only natural for us to recall our own forays into caves in different parts of the world. Ajanta and Ellora come to mind ...
Posted: 20-07-2018 19:31
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Nagpurians get up close with the beauty of Ajanta
Times of India
A unique photo exhibition based on iconic Ajanta paintings was organised recently at the Central Museum Nagpur. The photographs brought out the intricate beauty and grandeur splashed on the walls of Ajanta Caves. Captured through the lens of ...
Posted: 20-07-2018 19:07
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How do you meet an icon -or paint him when he dies?
Independent Online
Those who have visited the Ajanta Caves in India might have seen the painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani on the wall of Cave One. It is a beautiful painting, but what you may not have realised is the creative tension in the work of art, in the way it ...
Posted: 20-07-2018 09:15
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Art reflects Faith at Sithannavasal
The Hindu
The vegetable colours of black, green, yellow, orange, blue and white, which have been used in these paintings, are still intact and are found to be akin to those adorning the Ajanta Caves! How did they learn the lasting property of vegetable colour ...
Posted: 19-07-2018 16:38
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Forty Years Ago, July 16, 1978: Ajanta Discovery
The Indian Express
One hundred sixty years after they were first discovered, the famed Ajanta caves are found to have a new series of exquisite wall paintings, retaining their original splendour and colours. The paintings were discovered in cave number six and 17 during ...
Posted: 16-07-2018 00:55
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Good News! Ban on photography of monuments lifted
International Business Times, India Edition
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday lifted the ban on photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites, except Ajanta Caves, Leh Palace and mausoleum of Taj Mahal. The decision was taken hours after Prime ...
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Posted: 13-07-2018 20:32
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Govt allows photography at all protected monuments except Ajanta Caves, Leh Palace and Taj Mahal
All India Radio
The Archaeological Survey of India has issued an order allowing photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments or sites, except at Ajanta Caves, Leh Palace and Taj Mahal. The order came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ...
Archaeological Survey of India lifts ban on photography at protected monumentsScroll.in
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Posted: 13-07-2018 08:16
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ASI के नए हेडक्वॉर्टर में 'अजंता की गुफाएं'
नवभारत टाइम्स
Manjari.Chaturvedi@timesgroup.com. नई दिल्ली : भारत के 150 साल से ज्यादा पुराने ऑर्कियोलॉजकिल सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया (एएसआई) को नया ठिकाना मिल गया है। शुक्रवार को पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी ने तिलक रोड स्थित ...
Posted: 13-07-2018 08:01
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ASI to levy entry fees at major tourist spots in Maharashtra
Daily News & Analysis
For now, ASI-protected monuments like the Ajanta-Ellora Caves near Aurangabad and the Elephanta Caves at Gharapuri in the Mumbai harbour cost a ticket. All three are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The access charges are also applicable for entry into ...
Posted: 11-07-2018 06:40
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Who is a Hindu? How Hinduism was enriched by rivalry
Mumbai Mirror
Some of the earliest stone images of Hindu gods and goddesses can be found in Elephanta and Ajanta caves near Mumbai and in Mammalapuram near Chennai. Before that, Hindus were content with visualising gods in rivers, mountains, rocks and pots.
How Hinduism was enriched by rivalry - Bangalore MirrorBangalore Mirror
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Posted: 08-07-2018 00:03
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