GK
INDIAS HERITAGE
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Sahyadri Hills
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Satpura Hills
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Banner Hills
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Nilgiri Hills
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Detailed explanation-1: -Location: Ajanta is a series of rock-cut caves in the Sahyadri ranges (Western Ghats) on Waghora river near Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
Detailed explanation-2: -Accorded UNESCO World Heritage site status in 1983 CE, the ancient name of the site is untraceable today. Its current name is derived from a neighbouring village, the local pronunciation of which is Ajintha. It would be of interest to note, that Ajita is the colloquial name of Maitreya Buddha.
Detailed explanation-3: -The caves at Ajanta are excavated out of a vertical cliff above the left bank of the river Waghora in the hills of Ajanta. They are thirty in number, including the unfinished ones, of which five (caves 9, 10, 19, 26 and 29) are chaityagrihas (sanctuary) and the rest, sangharamas or viharas (monastery).
Detailed explanation-4: -Also called the ‘Queen of Sahyadri Hills’, Mahabaleshwar is a hill station located in the Western Ghats, in the Satara District.