Udayagiri and Khandagiri - The city of Bhubaneswar in Orissa

The letters 'U' 'D' 'A' 'Y' 'A' 'G' 'I' 'R' 'I' (Udayagiri) are formed from the bushes
The letters "U" "D" "A" "Y" "A" "G" "I" "R" "I".
Udayagiri
Udayagiri.
The walls of the caves are decorated by the elephants and trees
The walls of the caves.
Dwellings of the caves are located in two levels
Dwellings of the caves.
Complex Udayagiri is decorated by skillful landscape design
Skillful landscape design.
One of the most beautiful places of Udayagiri caves
One of the most beautiful places of the caves.
Indian family rests in the historic complex Udayagiri
Indian family rests in the complex.
Me too was here
Me too was here.
The entrance to the rooms is very low, do not hit your head!
The entrance to the rooms is very low, do not hit your head!
The sculpture of a warrior
The sculpture of a warrior. Rani Gumpha - door keeper and vegetation.
The low ceiling in the Udayagiri caves
The low ceiling in the Udayagiri caves.
A separate room
A separate room.
Elephant from the stones
Elephant from the stones.
Indians make pictures against a background of the elephant
Indians make pictures against a background of the elephant.
two elephants
Two elephants. Ganesa Gumpha.
The ancient wall decorated by the small statues
The ancient wall decorated by the small statues.
The top part of Udayagiri complex dominated by two elephants
The top part of the complex.
View from Udayagiri at Bhubaneswar
View from Udayagiri at Bhubaneswar.
Swastika was formed from the green bushes
Swastika was formed from the green bushes.
View of Khandagiri Jain temple from Udayagiri
View of Khandagiri Jain temple from Udayagiri.
A bird's-eye view of Bhubaneswar from Udayagiri summit
A bird's-eye view of Bhubaneswar from Udayagiri summit.
New buildings of Bhubaneshwar
New buildings of Bhubaneshwar.
Indian youth at the Udayagiri hill
Indian youth at the Udayagiri hill.
Indian girl calls to someone at the Udayagiri hill
Indian girl calls to someone at the Udayagiri hill.
cave 11
Cave 11, Jamesvara Gumpha.
Udayagiri caves
Udayagiri caves.
Caves at the top of Udayagiri
Caves at the top of Udayagiri.
Girls are inside Vyaghra Gumpha cave
Girls are inside Vyaghra Gumpha head.
Sarpa Gumpha (Cave 13) - unusual small cave with adornment above the entrance
Sarpa Gumpha (Cave 13).
There are many tourists here
There are many tourists here.
Cave 14, Elephant's Cave
Cave 14, Elephant's Cave.
Hathi Gumpha Cave, entrance
Hathi Gumpha Cave, entrance.
Caves of Udayagiri
Caves of Udayagiri.
Climbing up the Udayagiri hill
Climbing up the Udayagiri hill.
Patalapuri Gumpha (Cave 8)
Patalapuri Gumpha (Cave 8).
Bright flowers of Udayagiri
Bright flowers of Udayagiri.
The road between Udayagiri and Khandagiri hills
The road between Udayagiri and Khandagiri hills.
Udayagiri contains also fundament of some structure - floor is laid with levelled blocks of stone
Floor is laid with levelled blocks of stone.
Monkeys are everywhere, here they are at the Udayagiri entrance
Monkeys are everywhere, here they are at the Udayagiri entrance.
Caves at the entrance of Udayagiri
Caves at the entrance of Udayagiri.
monkeys
Monkeys at Udayagiri.
Monkeys are sitting on either side of the pathway to Kandagiri
Monkeys.
The monkey of Khandagiri
The monkey of Khandagiri.
Caves of Khandagiri
Caves of Khandagiri.
Udayagiri view from Khandagiri top
Udayagiri view from Khandagiri top.
Udayagiri top view
Udayagiri top view.
Some of caves are natural but most were carved by Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela, belong to earliest Jain rock-cut temples
Some of caves are natural but most were carved by Jain monks.
The tree at the top of Khandagiri
The tree at the top of Khandagiri.
Udayagiri and Bhubaneswar view from Khandagiri top
View of Udayagiri and Bhubaneswar.