Consider the following statements:
- 1. Ajanta paintings depict stories from the Jatakas.
- 2. Ajanta paintings depict scenes of court-life, processions, men and women at work, festivals, etc.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2023
Statement 2 is also correct. Besides the religious themes, the Ajanta paintings provide a rich panorama of the life of the people during the Gupta period and beyond. They depict various scenes of daily life, including court durbars, processions, hunting scenes, dancers, musicians, women applying makeup, and people of different social strata engaged in various activities, offering valuable historical and cultural insights.