RAJA LALAT INDRA KESARI NAUR

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (Bhubaneswar (M.Corp.) - IN)
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Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 07/05/2016

The "naur" or »palace« of Raja Lalat Indra Kesari is one of the man-made rock chambers excavated from (the hill) Udayagiri, –>Khandgiri - Udayagiri Caves and »… consists of a sort of open court formed by a perpendicular face of sandstone rock, about forty feet [12.34 m] in height, with shoulders of the same projecting on either side. Rows of small chambers have been excavated in each face, arranged in two stories, and divided by a projecting terrace … the rude and miserable apartments of the palace are now occupied by byragis and mendicants of different sects …« (STIRLING, A 1825: 313).

Documents

Bibliography 07/05/2016
  • Stirling, A 1825.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0GANESH GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0HATHIGUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri (Chota)
0.0MAUJAPURI GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0NAVAMUNI GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0PATAL GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0PAVANA GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0RANI ka GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0SARPA GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri
0.0SATGHARA GUMPHA, Khandgiri - Udayagiri