History atlas · Place
Ajanta through time
Maharashtra
Theme 8c · 230 BCE to 220 CE
Its early caves belong to this period, among the rock cut caves of the western Deccan
Theme 11 · 250 to 600 CE; the Western Gangas run on to 1000
Contemporary powers: Vakatakas, Kadambas, Western Gangas, early Pallavas
The great second phase, including caves 16, 17, 19 and 26, under Vakataka patronage, above all Harishena; Cave 16 carries the inscription of his minister Varahadeva
Theme 10 · 319 to 550 CE
The famous paintings are of the second phase, in the fifth century, under Vakataka patronage