Sweeping forests surrounded the Ajanta Caves which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India are about 29 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. (from Wikipedia0

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