Through The Ages Of A City ....
The Trip was primarily to see Ajanta and Ellora caves, a long time agenda. The base had to be Aurangabad - a town that seems to exist solely to serve that singular purpose ! For, right from the shiny Airport ( "Domestic and Seasonally International"), The Ajanta-Ellora theme could be seen splashed around almost everywhere as murals, posters, name-boards . But after Ajanta-Ellora-ing to heart's content , at the fag end of the trip, while seeing around Aurangabad , it was made apparent that other than being a proud host to visitors from all over the world coming to gawk at the two World Heritage Sites , The City has its own colourful life story to tell . Remnants of which are strewn around in the shade of the hill ranges. Though officially renamed " Chatrapati-Sambajinagar " , Aurangabad happily continues to be Aurangabad on people's tongues as well as on signboards ! The name always brings memories of beautiful fabrics. Cotton fields along highway