Caves

Buddhakhol - about 3 km. towards the north of Buguda in Ganjam district ,contains numerous caves having historical significance Devgiri Hill Caves - 48 kms. from Raygada ,the cave appears like the opening of two jaws Gupteswar - 56 kms. from Jeypore , is famous for the cave shrine of Lord Shiva Barunai - contains caves having a few ancient inscriptions of different periods Choudwar, 5 km. form Cuttack on Mahanadi-Birupa barrage roa - Here a hillock known as Indrani Pahar contains three caves Gudahandi, 77 kms from Bhawanipatna, - contains prehistoric cave paintings Kalkalagarh - a large cave in the hills of Nischintapahad, near Chandikhol The Krishnagiri hills near Khallikote in Ganjam district - contains some crudely designed caves which speak of its rich cultural heritage. Kuilighoghar - situated at a distance of 50 kms from Sambal - There is a cave in the adjoining rocks called Maheswarnath, said to be the place of retreat of a Sadhu Naikpada Cave - Situated near Boudh Narangarh,near Tapang in Khurda district - there is a cave on the top of a small hill containing ancient inscriptions Olasuni Cave ,in the Olasuni hill adjacent to the Daitari- P - famous for the tomb of Saint Arakhit Das Padapadma Gumpha And Sita Gumpha - In the Kapilas hills , of - associated with Puranic stories that have great appeal to the pilgrims Pandav Gumpha - Near the Bhaskareswara temple, Bhubaneswar - there are five rock-cut caves named after the five Pandavas of Mahabharata fame Similikhol Caves, located 60 km from Padampur in Bargarh dis - The 13 feet high cave, is of much interest to palaeontologists as it consists of pre-historic rock paintings. Sitabhinji - a few kilometers south of Keonjhar -Anandpur ro - there is a cave with a linga inside Yogimath - 124 kms. from Bhawanipatna - famous for the cave paintings of neo-lithic age Chatri hill cave, - situated at a distance of 60 km from Sundargarh Barunai- A Hill with big cave - Gives brief Info about the hill and big popular cave known as Pandavaguha. Padmapur-The Buddhist Cave - Information about the Place & what to see. Khandagiri - West of Bhubaneswar are the twin hills of Khandagiri and Udaygiri Udaygiri - West of Bhubaneswar are the twin hills of Khandagiri and Udaygiri Ushakothi - 47 kms from Sundargarh, contains rock-cut caves containing pictographic writings Vikramkhol - Located 26 kms to the west of the Jharsuguda , the cave contains pre-historic pictographic inscriptions