ajanta caves is made up of flood basalt rock.
ajanta caves is made up of flood basalt rock.
ajanta caves is made up of which rock?
flood basalt rock
the caves are carved out of flood basalt rock of a cliff, part of the deccan traps formed by successive volcanic eruptions at the end of the cretaceous geological period. the rock is layered horizontally, and somewhat variable in quality. this variation within the rock layers required the artists to amend their carving methods and plans in places. the inhomogeneity in the rock have also led to cracks and collapses in the centuries that followed, as with the lost portico to cave 1. excavation began by cutting a narrow tunnel at roof level, which was expanded downwards and outwards; as evidenced by some of the incomplete caves such as the partially-built "vihara" caves 21 through 24 and the abandoned incomplete cave 28.
ajanta caves
bullet::::- ajanta caves and ellora: the ellora and ajanta caves are situated at and respectively from aurangabad city and come within the aurangabad district. the ellora caves consist of 34 caves built between 5th and 10th century ce under the patronage of rashtrakuta dynasty. they represent the epitome of indian rock cut architecture. the ajanta caves are also 30 rock cut caves around a gorge, built by the satavahana, vakataka and chalukya dynasties between 2nd and 5th century ce. they contain the rarest and finest surviving examples of ancient indian art, especially painting. both the ellora and ajanta caves are unesco world heritage sites.
aurangabad, maharashtra