Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s15.10

v2.c8.s15.10

The imagination of the artist has also found free play in the delineation of the *chaurī*- bearers, a pair of whom, one male and another female, attends each Buddha. The male attendants are wearing crowns, while the female have rich coiffures, their hair being decorated with tiaras and other ornaments. The features and expressions of these figures show the skill of the artist in adding vivacity to an otherwise monotonous subject.