The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.85

c5.s12.85

Udayagiri—A mountain which is five miles east of Bhuvaneśvara in Orissa. It is a spur of the Assia range (ancient Chatuṣpîṭha) containing many Buddhist sculptures of a very ancient date (*JASB.*, vol. XXXIX). It is separated from the Khaṇḍagiri hill by a narrow gorge. The oldest caves are on Udayagiri hill, ranging from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. The celebrated caves are the Tiger cave and the Elephant cave, and among the excavations the Râṇi-nur, which is a two-storied monastery with fine sculptures, is the most celebrated, the Râṇi being the wife of Râjâ Lalâṭa Indra Keśarî (Stirling’s *Orissa* in *Asiatic Researches*, vol. XV). Perhaps the mountain contained the Pushpagiri Saṅghârâma mentioned by Hiuen Tsiang.