Udayagiri hill 6 kms away from Bhubaneshwar in Orissa is home several caves and monasteries used by Jain monks at the period Mahameghavahana Chedi dynasty during 1st century B.C.
A path to the top of the Udayagiri Hill to the right of Ganesh Gumpha leads to an open area. Here one can see remains of an apsidal structure within which towards the apse-end is a circular wall that was unearthed in 1958 by ASI. This could have been Chaitya hall a place of worship by the monks built using laterite stones.
From here one can see Bhubaneshwar Airport at a distance. Also one can see the Lingaraj Temple across the airport.
A path to the top of the Udayagiri Hill to the right of Ganesh Gumpha leads to an open area. Here one can see remains of an apsidal structure within which towards the apse-end is a circular wall that was unearthed in 1958 by ASI. This could have been Chaitya hall a place of worship by the monks built using laterite stones.
From here one can see Bhubaneshwar Airport at a distance. Also one can see the Lingaraj Temple across the airport.
23 comments:
Nature and man have built INDIA together!
ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
=^..^= <3
I missed this.
nice shots...
I'd say the kids are having a good time among the remains! :)
What a wonderful place to explore, Rajesh, and with so much history!!
The other foggy pics look like has here in Portland -- until today! The sun is back!!! Have a great weekend!
the stonework looks fantastic. :)
interesting place
i'm curiious about the jain religion after learning that our tour guide in agra practices jain.
What a fascinating place.
Some beautiful photos! I love that I built stone!
looks very old to me
Always fascinating history here ~ lovely photos for SWF ~ thanks, ^_^
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
Very nice photos!
That's an interesting juxtaposition between the old temple and the new airplanes.
Interesting, and great photos.
Have a nice day.
Mormor
Lots of history... interesting place to visit! Have a pleasant weekend!
The stone work in the first photo is beautiful. Interesting views of the distant airport.
You bring such interesting pictures to the table!
Looks like an interesting place. Happy Blue Monday
looks like you have a lovely walk to the top of the hill and a spectacular view. This is an area of India that I do not know so thank you for sharing.
Wren
Lots of history here and the photos are excellent. So perfect and I am happy I am here. Enjoy your week and Happy Blue Monday to you!
History revisited here!
wowww
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