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Ajanta Caves
In Ajanta's Cave 10, an officer scratched 'John Smith 28th Cavalry, 28 April, 1819' on a painted Buddha.
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century…
Carving down from the top leaves no room for error. What would the planners need to know about the rock before the first cut?
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