Dharma Records

A record of Ānandajoti’s publication work.

Menu
  • Notices
  • Talks
  • Texts
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Photos
  • Ecology
  • Culture
  • Archives
  • About
Menu

Ajanta Caves Viewpoint

Posted on March 6, 2017March 8, 2017 by Ānandajoti

[Day 21] Today I decided it would be a good thing to concentrate on getting two good meals in, something we have only occasionally been able to do on this trip, which was really starting to tell on my strength and health.

So rather than go for any further photography at Ellora, we headed off for Ajanta, and we did indeed get a couple of worthy meals on the way. From morning I started sneezing and although I don’t have any flu symptoms, the sneezing and non-stop runny-nose continued all day.

Ajanta itself is near to Fardapur, but around 20 km before that village there is a turn off that goes around 8km to an Ajanta Caves Viewpoint, on the top of the opposite cliffs. I have seen this viewpoint in many photographs, but it is breathtaking to see it in its natural surroundings. I managed to get some good panoramic photographs of the horseshoe-shaped cave settlement.

Just as we were leaving I saw on the right a gate, and decided to see where it led. It began descending down the cliff and eventually we could see it would lead to a platform on the same level as the caves, perhaps a kilometre down the cliff. Once I had worked that out I decided not to proceed, fearing another Pitalkhora-type climb out in the middle of the day.

The Ajanta caves are closed on Mondays, so we were unable to go in today, and one major disappointment we found out when we got here is that the caves themselves open only at 9.00am, which is not far off the time we normally have been finishing work at the other places, having been used to starting around 6.00am, before anyone else arrived.

This is going to seriously impact on the amount of time we can spend here, and evidently we are in for a difficult couple of days ahead, both in terms of crowds, and of food and day-time heat exhaustion.

 

Ajanta Viewpoint

 

1 thought on “Ajanta Caves Viewpoint”

  1. SHEERA BETNAG says:
    April 15, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    I think the site is highly interesting with text and photos. I was highly impressed by Bharhut photos. Keep up the good work

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

QR code

SHORTLINK

Donations

there are many expenses involved in the making of this website. Even a small donation really helps to maintain and expand the site.

Recent Posts

  • A New Reading of the Thematic Discourses about Nuns
  • Publication of the First Section of the Great Chronicles
  • List of Pali Text Society (PTS) Publications
  • A New Reading of my Dhammapada Translation
  • Photographs of The Great Treasure Centre in Hatyai, Thailand
  • Five New Albums from Hatyai, Thailand
  • Final Set of Photos from Bali: The Collections
  • Third Set of Photos from Bali: The Other Ancient Temples
  • Second Set of Photos from Bali: The Monumental Sites
  • First Set of Photos from Bali: The Iconic Temples

Top 10 Tags

  • Books
  • Buddha
  • Dhamma
  • Ethics
  • India
  • Monks
  • Poetry
  • Temples
  • Texts
  • Wisdom

Recent Posts

  • A New Reading of the Thematic Discourses about Nuns
  • Publication of the First Section of the Great Chronicles
  • List of Pali Text Society (PTS) Publications
  • A New Reading of my Dhammapada Translation
  • Photographs of The Great Treasure Centre in Hatyai, Thailand
  • Five New Albums from Hatyai, Thailand
  • Final Set of Photos from Bali: The Collections
  • Third Set of Photos from Bali: The Other Ancient Temples
  • Second Set of Photos from Bali: The Monumental Sites
  • First Set of Photos from Bali: The Iconic Temples

Other Posts

  • Contributions to Buddhist Studies
  • Introduction to The Silk Road Series
  • Thomas Berry and the Earth Community
  • Audio and Audiobook Recordings added to Asvaghosa’s Gold
  • Light on Pāḷi Pronunciation by Ledi Sayadaw
  • Investiture of the Gods Reliefs on Photo Dharma
  • Idyllic Taungthaman Lake
  • Episodes from the Life of the Buddha 2: The Invitation
  • Second Volume of the Jātaka Verses and their Word Commentaries
  • BWV 044: Craving brings Suffering
  • Ancient Buddhist Texts: Print-on-Demand Integration

Related Posts

  • Photographs from Cave Sites around Aurangabad
  • Photographs around Sanchi and at Nashik
  • Photographs of Cave Sites near Lonavala
  • Photoshoot at Cave Temples and the Sanchi Stupas in India, 2017
  • Ajanta Caves, Final Day
  • Ajanta Caves, Day Two
  • Ajanta Caves, Day One
  • Ellora, Aurangabad, Second Day
  • Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, First Day
  • Pitalkhora Caves, near Kannad, Maharasthra
© 2023 Dharma Records | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme