Site Name: Ajanta
Date: 462-480 CE
Subject: Porch, left end unfinished window
CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Cave 5 and the two storied Cave 6, like most of the Vakataka caves, were begun in the early 460s and remained unfinished when Harisena died (478 CE). The identity of the patron cannot ascertained. In this cave the richly carved doorway that displays female figures standing on makaras projecting beyond the general alignment is noteworthy.
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