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Just 7 kms
west of Bhubaneswar are the twin hills of Khandagiri
and Udaygiri, the next major Orissan historical
monument after Ashoka's rock-cut edict.The rocks
of the Khandagiri and Udaygiri hills were carved
and tunneled, to create this multi-storied ancient
apartment residence for Jain monks. They were
the work of the first known Orissan ruler, King
Kharavela, and probably begun in the first century
BC. |
