Field visit phase I: At Ajanta Caves.

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Field visit phase I:

Field visit phase I: At Ajanta Caves.

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Field visit Ist phase:

After visiting Ajanta caves I have identified some problems.

Location: Ajanta Green bus station

Design Problem: waisting time in bus queue.

Description: To navigate ajanta caves it takes more than 5 hours, sadly long queues of

tourist waiting outside for hour is clealy visible at near green bus terminal at t-point.

And in 2nd photo the othority give tickets at near bus door.

Location: Near cave no. 03

Design Problem: Senior citizen and Other tourist not complete entire tour because of

physical aspect of moving around.

Description: The critical issue at Ajanta is the physical aspect of moving around. What

need to be identified is the specific points from where tourist opt to back out. Physically

negotiating the place could be difficult for majority so how do you place information at

such places.

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Location: Cave no. 06

Design Problem: Lack of visual information

Description: Lack of proper signage’s and visual information people tend to remove

shoes to their own will. Yet there were no shoe rake near each cave entrance.

Location: Cave no. 05 & Cave no. 13

Design Problem: Corruption & lack of proper information

Description: Corruption has seeked deeply into the management at the caves. It seems

that guards, security at the entrance of the caves have strong hold over the caves. The

lights have been purposely switched off so that nothing is visible and in order to see the

sculptures, painting all you have to do is bribe them. So they would take you inside the

place and tourist even click pictures with flash lights. This infect doesn’t enhance the

tourist experience but bad reputation.

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Location: Cave no. 18

Design Problem: Caves are closed and under maintenance

Description: The tourist not able to know more as few of the caves are closed and under

maintenance , with use of technology what could be done so that they don’t go without

knowing what the cave has to showcase. The topography of the place tests the physical

capacity of an individual.

Location: Cave no. 01

Design Problem: not following rules as per notice board.

Description: It seems the government put the board for showcase, nobody follow the

rules as per notice board. Not only tourist but also guards and guides break the rules.

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Location: Shopping plaza near T-point

Design Problem: Tiny clock room and publication room

Description: The clock room and publication room is so tiny that it couldn’t absorbed

more than 50 tourists luggage. And also clock room is far away from the caves and it is

really unsafe to put your luggages.

Location: Moving towards the caves

Design Problem: Tourist not able to find shortest route for the caves.

Description: Tourists always get confused the different routes and due to lack of path

information and they are not able to find out other caves like whose are in below the

ground and top level caves.

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Location: Cave no.01 & cave no.08

Design Problem: Tourist not able to find facilities nearby caves.

Description: with lack of proper information tourist don’t even know which facilities are

available and where it will get. Like water, shoe rake and all. The shoe rake is only one

near cave no.01 and it is very confusing to the tourist that tourist remove only once at

starting cave. And water cooler is below the ground so that mostly tourist not able to

find it.

Location: Cave no.01

Design Problem: Local guides passing incomplete information to the tourist.

Description: Since guides always looking for big fish they quickly show the caves to

tourist and move to another tourist group. And passing incomplete information and it is

hard to identify that what guide is saying right and wrong because of tourist also don’t

even know.