The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c16.s2.62

v2.c16.s2.62

**Khandagiri :—I now come to the Khaṇḍagiri Hill. It faces the east, and is accessible by a path rising from behind the Government bungalow. Its highest point measures 123 feet from the surrounding country. The path is made by scraping the side of the hill but at the upper part there are some rough-hewn steps ; at the height of about 50 feet the path devides into two branches, one leading to the right, and terminating at the foot of a terrace in front of a cave which stands at the height of between 65 and 75 feet, and the other ascending towards the left, and leading to a range of caves, which has been cut into the eastern face of the hill : these latter have no open terrace in front of them. The front of the hill is clothed with verdure, and thickly covered with trees, but on the top the rock crops up to the surface which is devoid of soil (Plate XXV).**