describe the theme of ajanta paintings
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Explanation:
They are found on the walls and ceilings at Ajanta. The paintings reflect different phases of Indian Culture from jain tirthankar mahaveer's birth to his nirvana in the 8th Century AD. ... Though the themes in these paintings are both secular and religious, they do depict some aspect of Buddhist life and rituals.
The excavation of Ajanta represents extraordinary rock architecture in western Deccan after about three
hundred years of abandonment in rock art. It seems technicians avoided a massive basalt trap full of flaws
as much as they could in choosing cave site. As mercantile and royal endowments grew, cave interiors
became more elaborate, with interior walls decorated with murals and intricate carvings. The technique of
mural paintings was copied from Ajanta and taken to to south-east Asia were many Buddhist countries
represented India’s great material culture. Application of varnishes for copying and general conservation
pose problems for mural paintings.
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