Five caves at Ellora to be illuminated ahead of G20-related event in Maharashtra
The Hindu
The ASI has already put up lights in various Ajanta caves for visitors to see the paintings made there between 400 and 650 CE.
Five caves at the Ellora world heritage site in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district will be illuminated with LED lights and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will try to complete the work before the city hosts a G20-related event, a senior ASI official has said.
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The ASI has already put up lights in various Ajanta caves for visitors to see the paintings made there between 400 and 650 CE, an official said on Wednesday.
ASI's superintendent archaeologist Milan Kumar Chauley told PTI that they will also illuminate the inside portions of Ellora cave numbers 5, 10, 16, 29 and 32 which have paintings and sculptures.
Mr. Chauley said they will try to finish the work before the G20-related event in Aurangabad in February next year.
"The lights will not harm the paintings. We are currently using them in the Ajanta caves," he said.
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