📍 Buddhist Site📍 Heritage📍 Archaeological

Ratnagiri Buddhist Monastery

Jajpur, Odisha, India

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Overview

The jewel of the 'Diamond Triangle' — a hilltop Vajrayana university (5th–13th c.) with a superbly carved doorway, colossal Buddhas and votive stupas.

Why visit: Odisha's greatest Buddhist ruin, rivalling Nalanda in artistry.

Things to do

›Carved monastery doorway
›Colossal Buddha heads
›Site museum

Heritage WalkPhotography

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹25

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

2–3 hrs

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