Lalitgiri Buddhist Site
Cuttack, Odisha, India
The oldest of the triangle — a great apsidal stupa that yielded a casket of the Buddha's own relics, now shown in an on-site museum.
Why visit: Corporeal relics of the Buddha, on the hill where they were enshrined.
- ›Relic-casket museum
- ›Mahastupa
- ›Sculpture-strewn hill
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Best time
Oct–Mar
Entry fee
₹25 (museum extra)
Est. budget
₹200–400
Duration
2 hrs
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