At Udaygiri, the Buddhiist heritage site, one can find the Mahastupa in the foot hiil of Assia hill range. As per the inscriptions found in the Stupa this belongs to a period of Somvasi rule between 9th and 10th century AD.
The stupa made of bricks and and Khandolite stone. The stupa is square on plan and measures 10m x 10m x 10m in area. The drum of the stupa had a wide horizontal band of moldings and several bands obtained by insets and offsets of bricks.
The stupa is devoid of ornamentation except the four pillared inset niches that are enshrined with about 1.5 meters high seated stone image of Dhyni-Buddha.
They are: Aksova in east, Ratnasambhava in the south, Amitava in the west and Amogasiddhi in the northern side.
The stupa made of bricks and and Khandolite stone. The stupa is square on plan and measures 10m x 10m x 10m in area. The drum of the stupa had a wide horizontal band of moldings and several bands obtained by insets and offsets of bricks.
The stupa is devoid of ornamentation except the four pillared inset niches that are enshrined with about 1.5 meters high seated stone image of Dhyni-Buddha.
They are: Aksova in east, Ratnasambhava in the south, Amitava in the west and Amogasiddhi in the northern side.
29 comments:
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the photos.
Interesting structure. I was glad you included the close ups of the Dhyni-Buddha inside the gates.
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Interesting and clear perspective on the Stupa! Great photos Rajesh
I love a stupa. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a brick one before.
Very interesting and somewhat different from other religious buildings you have shown.
Thanks for sharing another beautiful and fascinating site with us.
The Stupa is very interesting. I have never seen anything like that before.
A beautiful and very interesting place and wonderful captures as always, Rajesh!! Enjoy the new week!
very interesting. i find the stupa very appealing.
That's a lovely Buddha.
Awesome stupa.
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Nice photos. Awesome place!
this has a completely different shape :)
Another great tour!! Boom, Bobbi and Gary.
Wonderful description of this beautiful Buddhist heritage site. I had to look on a map to find where it is in India - so much to see in India!
Such an interesting shape to the temple.
The age of these places just fascinates me.
That is quite a UNIQUE building!
Leslie
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love the wave of the structure
ROG, ABCW
This is a very unique architectural structure. Happy ABC Wednesday and Blessings!
Interesting stupa. Its design is very unique to those I have seen in Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan.
Not Unusual but a beauty indeed.
PhenoMenon
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incredible!
I'm learning something new about India every week! Fascinating.
I wonder what the reason was that this one is less ornamental than others you've shown. Still the carvings that are there are impressive as is the perfectly square building.
Interesting subject. So good of you to share your culture with the group.
wonderful share...
Hari OM
Very different! YAM xx
...And how amazing that you were able to photograph without any people there, great shots
Wren x
Nice place. Thanks for sharing.
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