Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves
Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, formerly called Kattaka Gumpha or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical, and religious importance, located 3 km south of the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.
Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, formerly called Kattaka Gumpha or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical, and religious importance, located 3 km south of the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri mentioned as Kumari Parvata in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves built during the 2nd or 1st century BCE. It is believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela. Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18 caves, while Khandagiri has 15 caves.
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Worth seeing in and around Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hathigumpha inscription
The Hathigumpha inscription is a Jain inscription consisting of seventeen lines written in Prakrit incised in Brahmi script in a cavern called Hathigumpha in Udayagiri hills, near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. Dated between the second century BCE and the first century CE, it was inscribed by the Jain king Kharavela of the Kalinga kingdom.
0 m · Hathigumpha Inscription consists of seventeen lines in a Central-Western form of Prakrit incised in a deep-cut Brahmi script on the overhanging brow of a natural cavern called Hathigumpha in the southern side of the Udayagiri hill, near Bhubaneswar · Wikipedia - 02Ram Mandir
Ram Mandir is a Hindu temple, located in Bhubaneswar, near Kharavel Nagar, Janpath, Odisha, India. Ram Mandir is one of the most famous temples of the ‘Temple City of India’ – Bhubaneswar.
1 km · temple in Bhubaneswar, India · Wikipedia - 03Odisha Crafts Museum
Odisha Crafts Museum also known as Kalabhoomi designed by Architects' Studio, is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, dedicated to the art and crafts of Odisha. It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, on 22 March 2018.
2.6 km · museum on crafts of Indian state of Odisha · Wikipedia - 04All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, formerly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose All India Institute of Medical Sciences, is a medical college and medical research public university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The institute operates autonomously under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3.7 km · medical institute in India · Wikipedia - 05Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital
The Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital is the medical school of the Siksha 'O' Anusandhan in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. This institute gained permission in 2007 from National Medical Commission to start the MBBS courses in medical stream.
2.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 06Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri
Digambara Jaina Temple is a Jain temple in Bhubaneswar, in the state of Odisha, India. The temple is on the top of Khandagiri hill.
100 m · jain Temple in Odisha · Wikipedia - 07Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology was established in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in 1962 by then Chief Minister Shri Biju Patnaik. It is the second oldest agricultural university in the country.
2.7 km · state public university in Khordha, Odisha, India · Wikipedia - 08International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar is a state university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was established in 2006 under the IIIT Act of 2004 by the Government of Odisha.
3.2 km · state public university in Khordha, Odisha, India · Wikipedia - 09Parsvanath Jain Temple-I
Parsvanath Jain Temple – I is located in Digambara Jain Temple precinct in Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar. It is a living temple.
900 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute
Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute is a research and training institution under the Government of Odisha, located in Bhubaneswar. It was originally established in 1952 as the Tribal Research Bureau and later renamed multiple times before adopting its present name in 1994.
3.1 km · Indian research and training institute · Wikipedia
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Getting to Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves
- Airports
- Biju Patnaik (BBI), 3 km
- Stations
- Biju Patnaik Airport, 3.9 km
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