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The letters "U" "D" "A" "Y" "A" "G" "I" "R" "I" (Udayagiri) are formed from the bushes. |
Udayagiri. |
The walls of the caves are decorated by the elephants and trees. Chota Hatigumpha. |
Dwellings of the caves are located in two levels. Alakapuri Gumpha, Double storied Cave. |
Complex Udayagiri is decorated by skillful landscape design. |
One of the most beautiful places of Udayagiri caves. |
Indian family rests in the historic complex Udayagiri. |
Me too was here. |
The entrance to the rooms is very low, do not hit your head! |
The sculpture of a warrior. Rani Gumpha - door keeper and vegetation. |
The low ceiling in the Udayagiri caves. |
A separate room. |
Elephant from the stones. |
Indians make pictures against a background of the elephant. |
Two elephants. Ganesa Gumpha. |
The ancient wall decorated by the small statues. |
The top part of Udayagiri complex dominated by two elephants. |
View from Udayagiri at Bhubaneswar. |
Swastika was formed from the green bushes. |
View of Khandagiri Jain temple from Udayagiri. |
A bird's-eye view of Bhubaneswar from Udayagiri summit. |
New buildings of Bhubaneshwar. |
Indian youth at the Udayagiri hill. |
Indian girl calls to someone at the Udayagiri hill. |
Cave 11, Jamesvara Gumpha. |
Udayagiri caves. |
Caves at the top of Udayagiri. |
Girls are inside Vyaghra Gumpha head. Cave 12, Bagha Gumpha. |
Sarpa Gumpha (Cave 13) - unusual, small cave with adornment above the entrance. |
There are many tourists here. |
Cave 14, Elephant's Cave. |
Hathi Gumpha Cave, entrance. |
Caves of Udayagiri. |
Climbing up the Udayagiri hill. |
Patalapuri Gumpha (Cave 8). |
Bright flowers of Udayagiri. |
The road between Udayagiri and Khandagiri hills. |
Udayagiri contains also fundament of some structure - floor is laid with levelled blocks of stone. |
Monkeys are everywhere, here they are at the Udayagiri entrance. |
Caves at the entrance of Udayagiri. |
Monkeys at Udayagiri. |
Monkeys are sitting on either side of the pathway to Kandagiri. |
The monkey of Khandagiri. |
Caves of Khandagiri. |
Udayagiri view from Khandagiri top. |
Udayagiri top view. |
Some of caves are natural but most were carved by Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela, belong to earliest Jain rock-cut temples. |
The tree at the top of Khandagiri. |
Udayagiri and Bhubaneswar view from Khandagiri top. |