What do the paintings of Ajanta caves primarily depict ........

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What do the paintings of Ajanta caves primarily depict?

Ramayana

Panchatantra

Jataka Tales

Mahabharata

Explanation:

The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales. These are Buddhist legends describing the previous births of the Buddha. They fall into two stylistic groups, with the most famous in Caves 16 and 17, and apparently later paintings in Caves 1 and 2.