Udayagiri Caves

Hathi Gumpha, Udayagiri

#004 – Visit Udayagiri and Khandagiri

November 30, 2014

Udayagiri and Khandagiri hill and caves are reflections of an era when Bhubaneswar was an important center of practice and promotion of “Jainism”. The caves in the twin hill were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela – between 193 BCE to 170 BCE (i.e. 2nd century BCE). Udayagiri has […]

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