The caves of Ajanta provide evidence for which artistic genre?

A) Later South Asian relief sculpture
B) Pillared stone-carved chaitya halls
C) Early South Asian wall painting
D) Inscribed and painting stone texts

Chaitya Halls

Rock-cut temple halls found in Indian Buddhism, containing a stupa and often characterized by an apsidal end.

Ajanta

An ancient complex of Buddhist cave temples in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its murals and sculptures dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE.

Wall Painting

An artwork executed directly on a wall, such as a fresco or mural, often displaying a wide array of subjects and serving various cultural, decorative, or social functions.