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Ajanta Caves
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Location of the Ajanta Caves Layout of the Ajanta Caves layout
Rediscovery and Historical Background 1866 - Major Robert Gill copied 30 paintings over 27
years from 1844
The British Army discovered the Ajanta Cave
Temple in Madras in 1819. The British Army has 1872-1885 - John Griffiths and seven Indian students at
submitted a report to the Madras Government the Bombay School of Art copied paintings in 11 caves.
after discovering the Ajanta Cave Complex. 1896 - John Griffiths published a book entitled 'The
Paintings in the Buddhist-Cave Temples of Ajanta'.
1824 - James Alexzander visited the Ajanta Caves and
submitted a report to the Royal Asiatic Society. 1879 - James Burgess photographed in 16 caves.
1839 - James Fergusson came to Ajanta and studied 1908 - The Nizam of Hyderabad government took
caves and paintings. action to protect the Ajanta Caves and paintings.
1845 - James Ferguson published a book with 1911 - Lady Christiana Herringham came to Ajanta
illustrations entitled 'Rock-cut Temples of Ajanta' with Indian and European painters and copied
