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The Ajanta paintings depict the tales of the

  1. Ramayana

  2. Panchatantra

  3. Jatakas

  4. Mahabharata
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Explanation

The Ajanta cave paintings primarily depict stories from the Jatakas, which are tales about the previous lives of the Buddha. These paintings, created between 2nd century BCE and 5th century CE, illustrate Buddhist themes through these moral stories, not the Hindu epics like Ramayana or Mahabharata.

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