Udaygiri caves are in Vidisha district. Udaygiri caves are mainly known for its ancient rock-cut temples excavated in an isolated stand stone hill and the numerous Buddhist remains in its neighborhood.
They have been numbered probably according to the sequence in which they were excavated, beginning with came 1, which has a frontage adapted out of a natural ledge of rock, thus forming both the roof of the cella and its portico.
Cave No. 9 is remarkable for its large cell and massive, 8 feet high pillars, its long portico and pillared hall. |
