Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions, etc, Ratnagiri

What is protected

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions, etc., of Buddhistic age. On the top, there is a math and a temple of Mahakal(N-OR-69)

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

• Lalitgiri (LLGRI)railway station, about 7 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
• Bajipara (BJPRA)railway station, about 12 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
• Ratnagiri Road (RTNGR)railway station, about 13 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗

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

Other protected monuments within 15 km

• Major ruined Buddhist site with 3 monasteries and hundreds of stupas, Ratnagiri · 0.0 km
• Dharma Mahakal Temple (beside the Buddhist site), Ratnagiri · 0.2 km
• Udayagiri · 7.0 km
• Ruins of Buddhist temples and images, Naltigiri · 10.5 km

More protected monuments in Jajpur

• Four colossal images in the compound of Collectorate Jajpur namely
• Three Buddhist images in the compound of Collectorate Jajpur
• Mahratta bridge, Jajpur
• Jagannath Temple, Jajpur
• Trilochaneswar Temple, Jajpur
• Varahanatha Temple, Jajpur
• Pushpagiri Vihara Langudi Hill, Mauza Panimuhani