The caves of Ajanta and Ellora presents the stories, from the period between 200 B.C and 650 A.D, of Buddhism. The faiths of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism are represented by them.

Ajanta:
Located at a distance of 166 kms north-east of Aurangabad, the Buddhist caves of Ajanta dates back to the period between 200 B.C to 650 A.D. These 30 caves are located into the face of a horseshoe-shaped rock gorge on the Waghore River.There walls are covered with beautiful paintings, whose colours still glow, depicting various religions. The caves were discovered by some British officers who were there on a hunting expedition. Various phases from the life of Lord Buddha, along with his previous incarnations are depicted on the walls of these caves.

 Ellora:
The difference between the Ajanta caves and those in Ellora are of the scluptures carved out of massive pieces of rock dating back to the period between 350 A.D to 700 A.D. The Kailasa temple, a huge intricately carved temple virtually cut out of the mountain, is also there. In all there are 34 caves; 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu and 5 Jain; caves 6 and 10 have images from the Buddhist and Hindu faith under the same roof. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Dumar Lena cave resembles the famous cave temple of Elephanta near Mumbai. The exceptionally beautiful scluptures of Ellora capture, in stone, the nobility, grace and serenity inherent in the Buddha.