Sunday, 21 April 2019

Buddhist Trail In Odisha


The lap of Odisha bears the embroidery  of many culture and religions. Though the path of development has  improved many things in this state, but the people of Odisha still  pay parallel importance to the different traditions that has been running over ages.  In a similar way Buddhism , the fourth largest religion of the world has its own space and respect in this state.  There are many Buddhist heritages in Odisha. Dhauligiri, Ratnagiri , Udayagiri, Lalitagiri, Lagundi hills are the best of Odisha Buddhist tour.

Dhauligiri or Dhauli hills is located 8 km from Bhubaneswar  near Daya river , which turned red  from bloodshed of Kalinga war. The realization of loss from war transformed  the king from  Chanda Ashoka to Dharma Ashoka.  On the top of the hill a dazzling Peace Pagoda has been built by Japan Buddha Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Budhha  Sangha. Rock edicts , sculptures of Buddha, stupas , pillars are the remains from Kalinga era which can be witnessed  here.

Ratnagiri , Udayagiri and Lalitagiri are mostly referred to as the “Diamond Triangle of Odisha”. These  hills were once Buddhist monasteries and now the excavations made here makes it an important archeological site. The excavations of the remains prove that the ruins belong to 5 th century.  Large Buddha sculptures, big and small stupas, sculptures of green granite,  Buddha heads of different sizes,  many rooms , podiums and structures  make it the biggest Buddhist  trail of Odisha.

Book your holiday today for the Buddhist tour  with Odisha Vacations Services , call us at Mr Shakti Das- 9338382999 or mail us at shakti@odishavacations.com .

Abhijit Pattanayak
Odisha Vacations services

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