The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and of

The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at

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The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at Ajanta.

– 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.

Badami, Bagh, and Ellora also have significant cave complexes with paintings and sculptures. Badami is known for Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain caves. Bagh caves are also Buddhist and contemporary to later Ajanta caves, known for murals (though less well-preserved than Ajanta). Ellora has a mix of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain rock-cut architecture, famous for the Kailasa temple, but the paintings there are different in style and focus compared to the iconic Padmapani at Ajanta.

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