DESTINATION :- LALITGIRI, JAJPUR
ODISHA, INDIA.
About : Lalitgiri is a major Buddhist complex in the Indian state of Odisha comprising major stupas 'esoteric' Buddha images and monasteries, one of the oldest Buddhist sites in the region. Together with Ratnagiri and Udaygiri sites, The three complexes are known as the " DIAMOND TRIANGLE".
Set in the valley of two rivers Birupa and Chitrotpala, the monastery was discover by local British official in 1905. A seven year excavation of the site by Archaeological survey of India beginning of 1985 yielded a number of stone inscriptions, seals, sealing and potsherds, which established the site as having flourished 2nd-3rd and 14th-15th century AD. It is popular tourist destination and pilgrimage site for its enormous bricks monasteries.
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| Lalitgiri Ruins |
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| Lalitgiri Central Structure |
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| Sunset View from Mahastupas, Lalitgiri |
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