Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves

The most important of all the caves is the Ranigumpha in Udayagiri - a double storeyed monastry. These caves are ornately carved with scriptures on it. Out of these Rani Ki Naur is a beautifully carved cave with sculptural friezes. There are Hathigumpha (Elephant cave) and Bramhi inscriptions on the caves. These inscriptions comprise of seventeen lines have been carved in deep cut Brahmi Language of the 1st Century BC. These lines describe out the relics of the then King uptill 12 years of his reign.

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