Monument of National Importance · N-OR-62
All ancient caves, structures and other monuments or remains…, Khandagiri
Protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Khandagiri, Khordha district, Odisha.
What is protected
All ancient caves, structures and other monuments or remains situated on the Udaygiri and the Khandagiri hills (also: Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves) except the temple of Parasnath on the top of the Khandagiri hill and also the temple in front of the Barabhuji and the Trisula Caves
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
- Lingaraj Temple Road (LGTR)halt, about 4 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
- Sarkantra (SRKT)halt, about 4 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
- Bhubaneswar (BBS)railway station, about 6 km away in a straight lineDirections ↗
Stations: OpenStreetMap. Road distances are longer than straight-line ones.
Other protected monuments within 15 km
- Rameshwar Deula, Bhubaneswar · 5.3 km
- Paramguru temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.3 km
- Bakreswar temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.3 km
- Sisiresvara temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.3 km
- Yameshwar Temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.4 km
- Makareswar temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.5 km
- Markandeswar temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.5 km
- Maitreswar temple, Bhubaneswar · 5.5 km
More protected monuments in Khordha
- Bhaskareswar temple, Bhubaneswar
- Brahmeswara Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Nabakeswar Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Megheswar Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Chitrakarni temple, Bhubaneswar
- Lord Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Mukteswar temple, Bhubaneswar
- Papnasini Tank, Bhubaneswar
- Parsurameswar Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneswar
- Sahasralinga Tank, Bhubaneswar
- Sari Deul, Bhubaneswar
- Sidheswar temple, Bhubaneswar
- Rock inscription of the edicts of Asoka and the sculpture of elephant, Dhauli
- Small rock cut cell with a niche and an inscription of Santikara, Dhauli
- Chausath Yogini temple known as Mahamaya temple, Hirapur
- Sisupalgarh Ancient remains inside and outside the rampart
