# Beautifully carved pillars of Ajanta Cave No. 26

- By: Sharvarism
- Date: 2024-09-18
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beautifully_carved_pillars_of_Ajanta_Cave_No._26.jpg)
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- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/e/ee/Beautifully_carved_pillars_of_Ajanta_Cave_No._26.jpg/1920px-Beautifully_carved_pillars_of_Ajanta_Cave_No._26.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments, this group consists of 30 caves built over a long period of time, from the 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD, these caves are carved into the cliffs of a majestic mountain at an altitude of 15 to 30 meters above the bed of the Waghur River, surrounded by dense forest, Ajanta is a group of caves built over a long historical period and preserving the heritage of Buddhism, UNESCO declared Ajanta as a World Heritage Site in 1983, interestingly; these caves have also been awarded the title of the first World Heritage Site in India, located on the banks of the Waghur River in Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar), Maharashtra.