Sarpa Gumpha is located on Udayagiri hill in Orissa. This is of the period Mahameghavahana Chedi dynasty during 1st century B.C.
This is on detached boulder adjacent to west of the Hatigumpha. Here there are two tiny caves, the upper one, called Sarpa Gumpha I and the bellow one is Sarpa Gumpha II hewed out of sandstone natural rock.
The caves are devoid of any sculptural friezes. The facet of the upper cave is carved with a three hooded snake. On the lintel of the entrance there is evidence of Brahmi inscription.
This is on detached boulder adjacent to west of the Hatigumpha. Here there are two tiny caves, the upper one, called Sarpa Gumpha I and the bellow one is Sarpa Gumpha II hewed out of sandstone natural rock.
The caves are devoid of any sculptural friezes. The facet of the upper cave is carved with a three hooded snake. On the lintel of the entrance there is evidence of Brahmi inscription.
29 comments:
Yes this area is rich with history.
Thanks for sharing this interesting ancient site. I'm glad it has been preserved.
Fascinating - I can't imagine the work to hew that out of the sandstone with non-power tools.
something different and cool :)
Wow! Caves carved out of sand stone,
looks like done during a similar period of the Plain of Jars in Laos.
Interesting...
also for religious reasons?
Interesting place!
Interesting post about India,Rajesh!I wish you & your family Merry christmas!
Interesting reading, great SkyWatch post!
Such a fascinating look place! I'm sure it has a great history! Great photos for the day, Rajesh! Hope you and you family have a great weekend!
Very very old and more primitive than I am used to seeing here. Lovely in its simplicity and its history.
Brilliant!
Delicious photos. This site is very interesting. Greetings.
It looks almost unscaleable
Great captures, interesting ruins. Thanks for sharing:)
How fascinating and lovely!
Wow very interesting site.
Kim,USA
Lovely captures.
Fascinating Rajesh! Visiting from Shadow shots. Happy Holidays!
Very fascinating. Oh and I fear there are also snakes inside the caves....
What a place! Fantastic.
How fascinating. Any idea why these were made?
It had to be very difficult to create these and they're almost impossible to access. And the resulting cave is very small, too small to be living quarters. It appears there were doors at one time, too. Strange, very strange.
Thank you all appreciating the ancient cave dwellings.
Nice photographs of the caves..I've visited this place too..:-)
always a great learning experience when i visit your blog.
Really nice Rajesh! The caves are near my home-town!
interesting!
Wonderful. Your blog is a real treasure trove and I absolutely love visiting it! Wish you the best and here's to a marvelous 2014!
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