There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings? (UPSC Prelims 2010)

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Ajanta Caves feature well-preserved Gupta period frescoes (c. 5th century CE), exemplifying the golden age of Indian art with vibrant Buddhist narratives. The Bagh Caves, located in Madhya Pradesh, contain the other primary surviving Gupta-era paintings, stylistically akin to Ajanta in technique, color palette (reds, yellows, greens), and themes like Jataka tales. These are dated paleographically and stylistically to the Gupta era (320-550 CE). Ellora has later paintings (post-Gupta, 6th-10th CE), Lomas Rishi is Mauryan rock-cut (3rd BCE, no paintings), and Nasik is Satavahana (2nd BCE-2nd CE). Scholarly consensus confirms only Ajanta and Bagh as key Gupta cave painting sites, though Bagh\'s are more faded.

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Bagh caves Ajanta Caves feature well-preserved Gupta period frescoes (c. 5th century CE), exemplifying the golden age of Indian art with vibrant Buddhist narratives. The Bagh Caves, located in Madhya Pradesh, contain the other primary surviving Gupta-era paintings, stylistically akin to Ajanta in technique, color palette (reds, yellows, greens), and themes like Jataka tales. These are dated paleographically and stylistically to the Gupta era (320-550 CE). Ellora has later paintings (post-Gupta, 6th-10th CE), Lomas Rishi is Mauryan rock-cut (3rd BCE, no paintings), and Nasik is Satavahana (2nd BCE-2nd CE). Scholarly consensus confirms only Ajanta and Bagh as key Gupta cave painting sites, though Bagh\'s are more faded.

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