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The Udayagiri Buddhist Complex is located 60 km from Cuttack via Chandikhol and 32 km from Jajpur town. The Buddhist Complex is a beautiful place on top of a hill with many ancient Buddha statues and stone inscriptions. The archaeological remains of Udayagiri consist of a brick stupa and two brick monasteries. It is a beautiful stone-stepped well with inscriptions on it and rock sculptures at the top of the hill behind the Udayagiri. The Buddhist complex is later than Ratnagiri and Lalitgiri. The monasteries were probably flourishing well between the 7th…
The Siddheswar Temple is located on the right bank of the Vaitarani River and is 7 km distance from Jajpur town. It consists of Rekha Deula and Pidha Jaganmohan within a spacious enclosure wall. A votive temple depicting four incarnations of Vishnu and a Shiva Linga with a star-shaped Yoni Pitha is a major attraction. Besides images of Astikajaratkar, Lakulisha, Uma-Mahesvara, and Mithuna figures affixed on the compound wall are of immense archaeological importance. Siddheswar Mandir is one of the famous temples in Jajpur, Odisha. Two ‘thousand‑linga’ installations near the…
Mahavinayak Temple is located on a hill near Chandikhol town inside the Mahavinayak Reserved Forest and is around 55 km distance from Jajpur and 45 km from Cuttack. It is one of the oldest Ganesh temples in Odisha. Apart from Lord Ganesha, Shiva, Vishnu, Durga, and Surya are also worshipped in this temple, which is known as Pancha Devata or Mahavinayak. Chandikhole Mahavinayak Mandir is one of the famous temples in Jajpur District. The main festivals of this temple are Shivaratri, Makar Sankranti, Ganesh Puja and Raja Sankranti. A beautiful…
Olasuni Hill and Temple are located near National Highway No. 5 and 60 km distance from Cuttack via Chandikhol Road and 44 km from Jajpur town. The Samadhipitha of Santha Arakhit Das is on the top of the Olasuni hill and goddess. Olasuni is worshipped at the feet of the mountain towards the south near the river Gobari. The first name of Arakhit was Balavadra Deb elder son of Padamalav Dev. The then king of Badakhemundi Taluk of Ganjam district. His mother’s name was Mukta Devi. At the age of…
