Carved Cave Ajanta -Ellora is Ranked High Amount the Greatest Wonders of the World. It is carved out of living rock over fourteen centuries. The cave was for gotten till 1819, when a British hunting party stumbled upon the site. There are 29 caves, with gems, ornamented princes hand paintings all over. You can take photos of this but NO!!!!! FLASH.... it will ruin the paintings and everything else. This Temple runs along side a river. The second century BC monks and artisans began the labor.