2

The correct answer is Option 2 - Maharashtra

(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Bihar
(4) Madhya Pradesh

While stone sculptures survive the ravages of time and are therefore easily available to historians, other visual means of communication, including paintings, were also used in the past. Those that have survived best are on walls of caves, of which those from Ajanta (Maharashtra) are the most famous. The paintings at Ajanta depict stories from the Jatakas. These include depictions of courtly life, processions, men and women at work, and festivals. The artists used the technique of shading to give a three-dimensional quality. Some of the paintings are extremely naturalistic.