▁of ▁Power "), ▁he ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁greatest ▁cultural ▁age ▁in ▁Class ical ▁India . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁golden ▁age ▁of ▁Indian ▁culture . ▁The ▁high ▁points ▁of ▁this ▁cultural ▁cre ativity ▁are ▁magnific ent ▁and ▁cre ative ▁architecture , ▁sculpt ure , ▁and ▁painting . ▁The ▁wall - p aint ings ▁of ▁A j anta ▁C ave ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁De cc an ▁are ▁considered ▁among ▁the ▁greatest ▁and ▁most ▁powerful ▁works ▁of ▁Indian ▁art . ▁The ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁cave ▁represent ▁the ▁various ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁Bud d ha , ▁but ▁also ▁are ▁the ▁best ▁source ▁we ▁have ▁of ▁the ▁daily ▁life ▁in ▁India ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁There ▁are ▁forty - e ight ▁c aves ▁making ▁up ▁A j anta , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁rock ▁between ▁ 4 6 0 ▁and ▁ 4 8 0 , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁filled ▁with ▁Buddh ist ▁sculpt ures . ▁The ▁rock ▁temple ▁at ▁Ele ph anta ▁( near ▁Bomb ay ) ▁contains ▁a ▁powerful , ▁eigh teen ▁foot ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁three - head ed ▁Sh iva , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁H indu ▁gods . ▁Each ▁head ▁represents ▁one ▁of ▁Sh iva ' s ▁roles : ▁that ▁of ▁creating , ▁that ▁of ▁pres erving , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁destroy ing . ▁The ▁period ▁also ▁saw ▁dynamic ▁building ▁of ▁H indu ▁tem ples . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁tem ples ▁contain ▁a ▁hall ▁and ▁a ▁tower . ▁ ▁The ▁greatest ▁writer ▁of