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The Ajanta painting belongs to which period ? A) Harappan period B) Gupta period C) Buddhist period D) Mauryan period


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Answer: B) Gupta period

Mural paintings of Ajanta depicting the life of the Buddha as told in the Jataka tales were created in this period. Places like Ajanta, Ellora, Mathura, Sarnath; and Anuradhapura and Sigiriya in Sri Lanka bear examples of Gupta art and architecture.


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