Lalitagiri
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Lalitagiri is a major Buddhist complex in the Cuttack district in the Indian state of Odisha. The complex is home to stupas, 'esoteric' Buddha images, and monasteries, which is the oldest site in the
Lalitagiri Mahastupa
Full view of the chaityagriha stupa complex in Lalitagiri
Lalitagiri Ruins
Sculpture of the fasting Buddha
Ratnagiri, Odisha
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Ratnagiri is the site of a ruined mahavihara, once the major Buddhist monastery in modern Odisha, India. It is located on a hill between the Brahmani and Birupa rivers in Jajpur district. Together wit
Lalitagiri
…oldest site in the region. Significant finds at this complex include Buddha's relics. Tantric Buddhism was practiced at this site. Together with the Ratnagiri and Udayagiri sites a short distance away, Lalitagiri is part of the "Diamond Triangle" of Buddhist sites. It used to be thought that one or all of…
Ratnagiri Vihara
Monastery 2 at left, Monastery 1 at right
Main shrine Buddha in Monastery 1
Pancika (the Hindu Kubera), to the side of the main entrance