Udayagiri

Udayagiri

India
 village and archaeological site, south-central Orissa state, eastern India. In the village are located several Jaina and Buddhist rock-cut caves. One of these is a double-storied cave (Rani Gumpha, “Queen's Cave”) with ranges of cells cut into three sides of an open courtyard. Inscriptions in the caves date from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE.

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