05 Udaygiri

MP Tour

At Udaygiri, 5Kms from Vidisha, there are some 20 caves cut into a sandstone hill containing sculptures & shrines from period AD 320-360; 2 of Jain and rest 18 Hindu

6th December 2005 - 12:30 pm

Drove some 5Kms from Vidisha to see the caves of Udayagiri and the Hindu and Jain shrines there

Udaygiri Cave Entrances

Vishnu in his Varaha (boar) incarnation (Avatara)

At 1:00 pm started from Udaygiri and went back to Bhopal reaching by 4:00pm.

Took a room at Hotel Kings in the crowded market area. Room was just so-so at Rs 250/- and had a small TV. For dinner, walked to Azad Market's famous "Shikha Hotel" and had a nice veg Thali. Back in hotel by 9pm. Tomorrow drive on to Pachmarhi!