Amanda Giacomini first learned of the Ellora and Ajanta Caves, two temple cave complexes cut into cliffs in western India, from a coffee table book. She was smitten by their earthy colors and images of a serene Buddha—so much so that during a 2006 trip to India with her now-husband Nicholas, the c

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