Lalitagiri Mahavihara, Odisha, India    (Nov 2022)        


Lalitagiri, a major Buddhist complex, together with Ratnagiri and Udayagiri, forms the famous Diamond Triangle of Buddhist heritage sites in Odisha. ASI's excavations between 1985–91 revealed a maha stupa on a hilltop containing relics of the Buddha, an apsidal chaitya complex with many stupas, four monasteries, and lots of statues. Among the earliest monasteries, Lalitagiri "maintained a continuous cultural sequence starting from the post Mauryan period (322–185 BC) till 13th century CE". (Source)


Chaityagriha stupa
complex (info)

Chaityagriha stupa
complex

Chaityagriha stupa
complex

Apsidal chaitya with
circular stupa in its center

Apsidal chaitya with
circular stupa in its center

Stupas of various sizes
(1, 2)

Stupas of various sizes
Stupas of various sizes

Stupas of various sizes

Apsidal chaitya (1, 2)

Apsidal chaitya

Apsidal chaitya

Monastery 1 (more)

Monastery 1

Monastery 1

Courtyard

Courtyard

Empty chaitya

Empty chaitya

Thick walls

Thick walls

Monastery 2 (1, 2)

Monastery 2
Monastery 2

Monastery 2

Monastery 3

Monastery 3

Rooms and courtyard (1, 2)

Rooms and courtyard
Rooms and courtyard

Rooms and courtyard

Rooms and courtyard

Rooms and courtyard

Monastery 4

Monastery 4

Rooms & courtyard (1, 2)

Rooms & courtyard
Rooms & courtyard

Rooms & courtyard

Thick walled rooms

Thick walled rooms

Courtyard

Courtyard

Chaitya remains (more)

Chaitya remains

Chaitya remains

View of the ruins

View of the ruins

Maha stupa on a hilltop
with relic caskets

Maha stupa on a hilltop
with relic caskets

Maha stupa on a hilltop
with

 

View from the hilltop

 

ASI's Archaeological Museum at Lalitagiri

Site museum (info)

Site museum

Site museum

Buddha, Bhumi-sparsh
Posture, 11–12th c. CE

Buddha, Bhumi-sparsh
Posture, 11–12th c. CE

Sarvanivarna
Vishakambhin
9–10th c. CE

Sarvanivarna
Vishakambhin
9–10th c. CE

Samantabhadra
9–10th c. CE

Samantabhadra
9–10th c. CE

Samantabhadra
8–9th c. CE

Samantabhadra
8–9th c. CE

Kshitigarbha (more)
8–9th c. CE

Kshitigarbha

Kshitigarbha

Avalokiteshvara
8–9th c. CE

Avalokiteshvara
8–9th c. CE

Maitreya
8–9th c. CE

Maitreya
8–9th c. CE

Buddha
6th c. CE

Buddha
6th c. CE

Buddha, Miracle
of Sankisa, 5th c. CE

Buddha, Miracle
of Sankisa, 5th c. CE

Buddha, Abhaya
Posture, 5th c. CE

Buddha, Abhaya
Posture, 5th c. CE

Buddha, Varadha
Posture, 9–10th c. CE

Buddha, Varadha
Posture, 9–10th c. CE

Buddha, Bhumi-sparsh
Posture, 9–10th c. CE

Buddha, Bhumi-sparsh
Posture, 9–10th c. CE

Buddha protected by
Muchhilinda Naga, 4–5 c.

Buddha protected by
Muchhilinda Naga, 4–5 c.

Vajrapani (more)
10-11th c. CE

Vajrapani

Vajrapani

Jambhala
8th c. CE

Jambhala
8th c. CE

Buddha head
8th c. CE

Buddha head
8th c. CE

Aparajita
10–11th c. CE

Aparajita
10–11th c. CE

Vasudhara
10–11th c. CE

Vasudhara
10–11th c. CE

Prajnaparamita
10–11th c. CE

Prajnaparamita
10–11th c. CE

Avalokiteshvara
9th c. CE

Avalokiteshvara
9th c. CE

Maitreya
9th c. CE

Maitreya
9th c. CE

Manjushree
8–9th c. CE

Manjushree
8–9th c. CE

Akshagarbha
8–9th c. CE

Akshagarbha
8–9th c. CE

 



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