Udaygiri Caves, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh India

The caves of Udayagiri are an exquisite illustration of the local 'Art' form. These were established by Chandragupt Vikramaditya, after defeating Shak's' in the 4th and 5th Century A.D. The primary motive behind the construction of these caves and establishment of the sculptures of different 'deities', dearly seems to be promotion of Jainism' among the common folk. There are in total twenty caves, out of which two are related to 'Jainism' and the rest eighteen to 'Hinduism' directly. On the top of the caves hill remaining of the 'Mauryan', 'Shung and 'Nag' dynasties have been found, which also include 'Buddhist’s Stupas'.

Udaygiri caves are situated in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh in India. These caves are at a distance of 4 km from Vidisha and 13 km from Sanchi. Udaygiri is word of Sanskrit language meaning  sunrise hills. These are a group of rock-cut caves sanctuaries carved into a sandstone hill that stands sentinel-like on the horizon. An inscription in one of these states that it was produced during the reign of Chandragupta II (382-401AD), thus dating these caves to 4th - 5th century AD. Udaygiri Caves are a group of 20 rock-cut Gupta Period cave shrines believed to be the abodes of Buddhist monks in 2nd century BC. These caves have been sculpted into a sandstone hill.