90 km from Bhubaneswar
and 60 km from Cuttack, Sites of a Buddhist monastic
Complex belonging to 7th century A.D. These three
hills (along with Udayagiri) comprise a remarkable
Buddhist complex. Hieun-T'sang, the Chinese pilgrim
found it to be the seat of a flourishing Buddhist
University called "Puspagiri". Extensive
ruins of brick pagodas, sculptured stone portals
and esoteric Buddhist images testifying its ancient
glory have been unearthed. Ratnagiri is the gem
of this complex. The magnificently carved doorjambs
of the Vihar and superbly finished Buddha images
from perhaps the greatest concentration of Buddhist
sculpture of the post-Gupta period. Ratnagiri is
70 kms, Lalitgiri is 55 kms and Udayagiri is 60
kms from Cuttack.
Communication:
- By
road from Bhubaneswar.
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