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Tag Archives: rock-cut

Khandagiri Caves

Posted on October 29, 2019 by varunshiv

The Khandagiri caves are not as numerous as those on Udayagiri, and some are being used as active temples with new structures built in front of them. Continue reading →

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Udayagiri: Caves 10 & 15 to 18

Posted on October 28, 2019 by varunshiv

Photos from Udayagiri Caves 10 & 15 to 18. Continue reading →

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Udayagiri: Caves 12 to 14

Posted on October 27, 2019 by varunshiv

Photos from Udayagiri Caves 12 to 14. (I’ve skipped Cave 11 – it’s not got anything special)! Continue reading →

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Udayagiri: Caves 06 to 09

Posted on October 26, 2019 by varunshiv

Photos from Udayagiri caves 06 to 09. Continue reading →

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Udayagiri: Caves 02 to 05

Posted on October 25, 2019 by varunshiv

Photos from Udayagiri caves 02 to 05 Continue reading →

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Udayagiri: Cave 1 & Hilltop Apsidal Temple Base

Posted on October 24, 2019 by varunshiv

About 5 kilometers west-north-west of Old Town Bhubaneswar (as the crow flies) lie the adjacent hills of Udayagiri and Khandagiri. On them are carved multiple rock-cut caves that constitute a Jain monastery, dating back to the 1st c BC. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 5: Rock-Cut Jain Tirthankar Statues Along the South-West Approach Road

Posted on January 19, 2015 by varunshiv

The best known group of Jain Tirthankar statues on the Gwalior Fort hill are along the western approach route to the hill, in what is known as the Urwahi Valley. Continue reading →

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Gwalior Fort, Part 4: Rock-Cut Jain Tirthankar Statues on the South-Eastern Escarpment

Posted on January 18, 2015 by varunshiv

At various places along the high escarpment of Gwalior Fort’s hill are rock-cut statues of the Jain pantheon of Tirthankar saints. Continue reading →

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