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Early medieval · Buddhist · India
Udayagiri Buddhist Complex
ଉଦୟଗିରି, ଓଡିଶା
Jajpur, Odisha · 20.6438°, 86.2697°
Buddha (Madhavapura Mahavihara)UndeterminedBrick and stone stupas, viharas and chaitya-grihas
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th–12th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
The largest Buddhist complex in Odisha, known from inscriptions as Madhavapura Mahavihara, forming with Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri the 'Diamond Triangle' of Odishan Buddhism.