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The Ajanta pantings belong to the
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- Harappan period
- Mauryan period
- Buddhist period
- Gupta period
- Harappan period
Correct Option: D
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 A.D. The caves include paintings and sculptures are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales. Most of the paintings belong to the VakatakaGupta period.