Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c13.s2.11

c13.s2.11

All the excavations of the Orissan group appear to have been made within the 150 years previous to the Christian Era, after which the production ceased, although on the Khandragiri hill, a short revival took place as late as the medieval period, when a few Jaina cells were added In its general character this group seems to imply an independent development, having but little in common with any other rock architecture of the country. Yet there are certain fundamental forms, both architectural and decorative, found in all this excavated work, which indicate that whether Buddhist or Jain, or whatever the locality, it was all part of the same movement, originating from one source, the beginnings of which had been introduced into the country by Asoka a century before.