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
Photos from Udayagiri Caves 10 & 15 to 18. Continue reading
Udayagiri: Caves 12 to 14
Photos from Udayagiri Caves 12 to 14. (I’ve skipped Cave 11 – it’s not got anything special)! Continue reading
Udayagiri: Caves 06 to 09
Photos from Udayagiri caves 06 to 09. Continue reading
Udayagiri: Caves 02 to 05
Photos from Udayagiri caves 02 to 05 Continue reading
Udayagiri: Cave 1 & Hilltop Apsidal Temple Base
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
Gwalior Fort, Part 5: Rock-Cut Jain Tirthankar Statues Along the South-West Approach Road
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
Gwalior Fort, Part 4: Rock-Cut Jain Tirthankar Statues on the South-Eastern Escarpment
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
