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Monument of National Importance · N-OR-32

Paintings on the rock, Sitabhanji

Protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Sitabhanji, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

What is protected

Paintings on the rock locally known as Ravana Chhaya and other ancient monuments and remain

This is the description in the ASI's list of protected monuments. Monuments of National Importance are protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958: building and mining are restricted within 100 metres, and within 300 metres only with permission.

Getting there

  • Sitabinji (STBJ)railway station, about 2 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
  • Nilakantheswar (NKW)railway station, about 10 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
  • Basantapur (BSTP)railway station, about 11 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗

Stations: OpenStreetMap. Road distances are longer than straight-line ones.