I doubt anyone can know because they were cut artificially to form a Buddhist monastery dating from 2000BC to abot 450AD - though according to Wikipedia it's not entirely clear if the earlier date is correct.
The Ajanta Caves contain 29 caves in total.
There are a total of 29 caves at the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, India. These caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are known for their ancient Buddhist rock-cut monuments and intricate paintings.
The Ajanta Caves were built by hand-carving the rock face of a horseshoe-shaped cliff over many centuries, starting around the 2nd century BCE. Skilled artisans and laborers used simple tools like hammers, chisels, and pickaxes to carve out the caves, creating intricate sculptures and beautiful frescoes depicting Buddhist themes and mythology.
there are in all around 29 caves in Ellora
The Indian known for living in caves is Gautama Buddha, who spent time meditating in caves during his quest for enlightenment. Additionally, many ascetics and monks in ancient India, including those associated with various spiritual traditions, often sought solitude and lived in caves as a form of ascetic practice. Notably, the Ajanta and Ellora caves in Maharashtra are renowned for their historical significance and association with Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monastic communities.
The Ajanta Caves are known for their rock-cut architecture that features intricate paintings and sculptures dating back to the 2nd century BCE. The complex consists of Buddhist monuments carved into the cliffside, with some of the oldest surviving frescoes and detailed carvings depicting various scenes from the life of Buddha.
No because caves do not occur everywhere, so many of these people must have had to build some sort of shelter in other ways.
Many. Different societies down the ages have used or adapted suitable (natural) caves for such purposes as home, food stores, chapels, etc. The huge entrance to Peak Cavern, in the English Midlands, once housed rope-walks. Abandoned sea-caves formed at a time of higher sea-level in a chalk cliff on the Garonne Estuary (W. France) were used as homes from Neolithic times to the early-20C. Also many countries have artificial "caves" cut into suitable rock-faces for similar human purposes. E.g. Ajanta (India) - former monastery.
No, but many people believe that they reside in the caves of the Mammoth mountain...
There are caves in many parts of Ireland. For example there are the Ailwee Caves in county Clare and the Dunmore caves in county Kilkenny. Thee are mountains all around Ireland and many caves can be found in them.
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about 2,350 people built the lighthouse of alexandria