📍 Cave📍 Heritage📍 Archaeological

Udayagiri & Khandagiri Caves

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

4.5 (0)

Overview

Twin hills of Jain rock-cut monasteries carved for King Kharavela's monks in the 1st century BCE — the Hathigumpha inscription tells Kalinga's own history.

Why visit: 2,000-year-old cave cells, elephant carvings and a hilltop panorama.

Things to do

›Rani Gumpha (queen's cave)
›Hathigumpha inscription
›Khandagiri hilltop Jain temple

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹25

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

2 hrs

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3.8 km

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