Showcasing the Ajanta Caves murals to the world

Palace maids (Abhishek, Mahajanaka Jataka), Cave 1.

Whilst the Ajanta Caves receive a constant influx of visitors today, there have been several attempts to introduce its paintings to the world as early as the 19th century.

The first scholarly report on the Ajanta Caves was done by Scottish architectural historian James Fergusson (1808–1886) who, in 1843, read a paper on Ajanta at the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.