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Submitted by motist on Thursday, 01 March 2007  Page Views: 7094

Natural PlacesSite Name: Udaigiri Caves
Country: India Type: Cave or Rock Shelter

Latitude: 20.262494N  Longitude: 85.785768E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Udaigiri caves submitted by motist : Udaigiri caves, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Udaigiri Caves, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

One of the earliest of Jain rock-cut shelters, the caves of Udayagiri dominates a prime position in eastern India in the fields of history, rock-cut architecture, art and religion. Huge residential blocks for the Jain monks were carved out of the rocks at Udayagiri in the 1st century BC, in the city of Bhubaneswar. These caves were also an excellent canvas for the detailing of various achievements of King Kharavela's reign.

There are about 18 rock- hewn apartments at Udaygiri alone, with the Hati Gumpha or Elephant Cave, bearing the well-known inscriptions of the king. Both he and his queen appear to have been great patrons of the arts. In keeping with this patronage, the Queen's Cave is elaborately embellished with sculptural friezes and carvings of historical scenes and dancers in a variety of poses. The Ganesha Gumpha is well worth a visit.

Udaygiri or the Sunrise Hill has many interesting caves. The 117 line inscription of Hathi Gumpha is a magnification record in Pali Language of the exploits of King Kharvel (166 BCE.to 153BCE). These 4 caves were built mainly for the Jain monks.

There is an elephant in front and a carving of Ganesh on the right side of the back wall. You can then go up the hill to the top from where there is a good view of the surrounding area. The central Hathi Gumpha (Elephant Cave) is especially interesting. It has an inscription in the ancient language of Magadhi describing the history of King Kharavela, who funded the carving of some of the caves.
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Udaigiri caves submitted by motist : Udaigiri caves, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

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Udaigiri caves submitted by motist : Udaigiri caves, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa Khandgiri & lord Ganesha temple, viewed from Udaigiri

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Udaigiri caves submitted by motist : Udaigiri caves, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

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