- The Ajanta Caves, located in Maharashtra, are famous for their rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE. - They contain masterpieces of ancient Indian art, particularly paintings, which depict the Jataka tales (stories of the Buddha's previous lives), religious figures, and decorative motifs. - The mural painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani (the one holding a lotus flower) is located in Cave 1 of Ajanta and is considered one of the finest examples of Indian classical painting and one of the most recognizable images from the caves.
The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at
Asked in UPSC IAS 2017 · Topic: Buddhism (Buddhist Art and Architecture: Stupas, Chaityas, Viharas, Gandhara and Mathura Schools)
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