I started from Hyderbabad on Friday evening by Train No.7002 Manmad express ie. on 12 March 2010. Reached early in the morning at 6:30 am the Aurangabad station. In the train one software engineer working in Qualcomm Hyderabad met me and he is planning for visit to Ajantha and Ellora. His name is Uday Kant Pandey. As we got out from the station, one MTDC (Maharastra Tourism Develpment Corpn guy met us took us to the MTDC office by walk as it is very nearby. Then, he arranged a taxi (1100 for Ajantha and 700/- for ellora caves for two days and also shown us a hotel where we could fresh up and take bath and paid Rs.100/- for fresh up). Taxi took us to Ajantha caves by 10 am. we left our bags in the taxi. and proceeded towards the caves.
I started from Hyderbabad on Friday evening by Train No.7002 Manmad express ie. on 12 March 2010. Reached early in the morning at 6:30 am the Aurangabad station. In the train one software engineer working in Qualcomm Hyderabad met me and he is planning for visit to Ajantha and Ellora. His name is Uday Kant Pandey. As we got out from the station, one MTDC (Maharastra Tourism Develpment Corpn guy met us took us to the MTDC office by walk as it is very nearby. Then, he arranged a taxi (1100 for Ajantha and 700/- for ellora caves for two days and also shown us a hotel where we could fresh up and take bath and paid Rs.100/- for fresh up). Taxi took us to Ajantha caves by 10 am. we left our bags in the taxi. and proceeded towards the caves.
It is mind boggling to see such massive caves have been mad eby removing the stone from the hills. The caves have some painted things on the walls but, Uday was busy in taking snaps and videos. I have requested him to take a few photos with the Buddha statue in the main temple. Every cave has huge staue of Buddha in a seperate temple like room seperated from the Pillared Hall. The paintings depict some stories or Jataka kathas as I remember now from a school days lessions. I haven't paid attention to this part but, realized it after fininshing the visit. The whole day fro 10:30am to 3:39 pm we are continuously climing up and down the caves and watching the intricate structures and a little bit about the paintings.
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