Entrance to the Udayagiri Caves complex near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, which contain some of the oldest surviving Hindu temples & iconography in India

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The Udayagiri Caves, one of India's most important archaeological sites, are twenty rock-cut caves in Madhya Pradesh, about 57 km from Bhopal, dating from the 5th century CE. They are notable for their ancient iconography of Vaishnavism (Vishnu), Shaktism (Durga and Matrikas) and Shaivism (Shiva).

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