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How was the Cave of Ajanta built?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The Buddhist Monks put logs into small caves and then filled them with water. The logs got bigger and swelled, therefore, pushing the cave walls outward.

All that + Erosion = The Ajanta Caves

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