Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Jain cells cut into two hills outside Bhubaneswar, some of them shaped out of caves that were already there.
- Where
- Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 20.2628, 85.7860
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Open LOQAH when you are at Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Odisha volume with your photos and a note.
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Hathigumpha inscription 0.0 km
Seventeen lines cut into a cave at Udayagiri, in which King Kharavela gives an account of his own reign.
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Questions
Where is Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves?
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves is in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hathigumpha inscription (0.0 km), Bindusagar Lake (5.6 km), Rajarani Temple (5.7 km).
How do I get the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Odisha volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Odisha volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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