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Nirmal Wafiq Bhasin
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Ajanta paintings are categorized as:
1. Natural heritage
2. Intangible cultural heritage
3. Tangible cultural heritage
4. Environmental heritage

Ajanta paintings are categorized as:
1. Natural heritage
2. Intangible cultural heritage
3. Tangible cultural heritage
4. Environmental heritage
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  1. Correct Answer – Option 3 : Tangible cultural heritage

    Ajanta: The most famous cave site is Ajanta. It is located in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra state. It has a large chaitya-viharas and is decorated with sculptures and paintings.

    Tangible heritage includes buildings and historic places, monuments, artifacts, etc., which are considered worthy of preservation for the future. These include objects significant to the archaeology, architecture, science, or technology of a specific culture. 
    Examples:
    • Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.
    • Hampi, Karnataka.
    • Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra.
    • Ellora Caves, Maharashtra.
    • Bodh Gaya, Bihar.
    • Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha.
    • Red Fort Complex, Delhi.
    • Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh.
    • Environmental heritage is defined as the places, buildings, works, relics, moveable objects, and precincts of State or local heritage significance. It includes natural and built heritage, Aboriginal places and objects, and cultural heritage such as stories, traditions, and events inherited from the past.
    • Natural heritage refers to natural features, geological and physiographical formations, and delineated areas that constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants and natural sites of value from the point of view of science, conservation, or natural beauty. It includes private and publically protected natural areas, zoos, aquaria, and botanical gardens, natural habitat, marine ecosystem, sanctuaries, reservoirs, etc. Examples, Great Himalayan National Park-Conservation Area, Kaziranga National Park, Keoladeo National Park 
      • Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 
      • Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
      • Sundarbans National Park
      • Western Ghats 
    • Intangible cultural heritage includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge, and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts. Examples, Kumbh Mela, Yoga, Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India , Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming, and dancing of Manipur,
      • Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India 
      • Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan India
      • Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala 
      • Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana           
    Hence, we can conclude that Ajanta paintings are categorized as tangible cultural heritage.
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