When I first opened this book, the spine broke, a premonition of things to come. But let me start with the book’s strengths, for certainly there are some. Benoy Behl is a photographer who enjoys the challenge of working in low-light conditions such as those of the rock-cut shrines that form the Buddhist monastery of Ajanta. His photographs bring out the extraordinary richness of Ajanta’s paintings and capture details that I have failed to see...