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Angelina Jolie Has An Unusual Photo Shoot for Bees Awareness
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Angelina Jolie Has An Unusual Photo Shoot for Bees Awareness

For this National Geographic photo shoot, Angelina Jolie did not bathe for 3 days because bees are sensitive to smells and will not sting when the smell is too strong. The session was held in honor of World Bee Day, with Angelina posing with bees for 18 minutes. Thousands of bees were flying around the actor during the photo shoot. Angelina Jolie is "bee-ing" brave and spreading awareness for bee conservation efforts. The glamorous star sat down with National Geographic for a Bees Awareness exclusive World Bee Day interview and posed for a photo shoot, taken by Dan Winters, with the high-flying insects. Angelina explained that before the photo shoot, she couldn't shower for three days! Why? Well, it turns out that bees are super sensitive to different scents. So, to make sure they w...
Ajanta Caves regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist art
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Ajanta Caves regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist art

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta Caves considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence. Hidden away in the hills of northwest India, some 200 miles from the busy streets of Mumbai, emerges a magnificent jewel of art and religion: the Ajanta Caves. The caves, cut into the face of a mountain, form a horseshoe shape around the Wangorah River. They are an example of one of Indian’s unique artistic traditions known as rock-cut temples. Ajanta consists of thirty caves, each dedicated to the life of the Buddha. Each cave is filled with sculptures, wall murals, and ceiling paintings. Though much of this site has collapsed. What remains at Ajanta has allowe...