A cliff face in Maharashtra hides remarkably well-preserved murals, carvings and sculptures dating from the 1st or 2nd century to the 5th century, which are considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art. Undisturbed until a hunting party stumbled across an entrance in 1819, the 30 or so caves were used as a retreat by monks during the monsoon and house a network of halls, with columns carved out of the rock.

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