Udayagiri Tourism, Orissa India
(Udayagiri is also known as Udaygiri)
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Udayagiri Fast Facts
- State: Orissa
- District: Jajpur
- Famous for/as: Temples
- Altitude: 230 m
- Language: Oriya, Hindi, English
- Best Season: Oct - Mar
- Weather: Summer 22-42°C, Winter 7-22°C
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- Pincode: 524226
- STDCode: 08620
Udayagiri Info
Government of Odisha Tourist Office,
Arunodaya Market Building,
Link Road,
Cuttack-753001,
Tel: 0671 2312225;
Indiatourism Bhubaneswar,
Paryatan Bhawan,
2nd Floor,
Lewis Road ,
Bhubaneswar-751014,
Tel/fax. 0674 432203,
2435487,
Udayagiri, India Overview
Udayagiri is a Buddhist complex in Odisha composed of major stupas and monasteries (viharas), similar to Ratnagiri, and together with Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri part of Puspagiri University. As per epigraphical artifacts found here, its historical name was “Madhavapura Mahavihara.Though this is one among the three Diamond Triangles, the absence of Vajrayana sculptures is a misery to archaeologists. A still to be excavated site, Udayagiri offers the visitors a great insight to the history of Buddhism. The newly excavated monastery complex is situated on the backdrop of a magnificent hill and adventure buffs can have a good trek to the top of the hill. The heaving, and winding, all-weather approach road on the other side of Udayagiri is another added attraction. The sculptures unearthed from this great historic site revealed that these Buddhist establishments had a close connection to Gandharva and Mathura school of architecture
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, India History
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri, mentioned as Kumari Parvat in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves. 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. In the year 1512, the town came under the rule of Krishna Deva Raya, the ruler of the Vijayanagar dynasty. During his reign the entire city was fortified with walls all around. The fall of Vijayanagar Empire paved way for the Golconda rulers, under the leadership of Sultan Abdullah, who built two mosques and a garden here. The city further went to the control of the Nawabs of Arcot, who ruled here till 1839.