Udayagiri Hathigumpha Caves ( Elephant Caves holding Hathigumpha inscription ) at Udayagiri Hills India


The Hathigumpha cave (Elephant Cave) has the Hathigumpha inscription, written by Raja Kharavela, the king of Kalinga in India, during the 2nd century BCE. The Hathigumpha inscription consists of seventeen lines incised in deep cut Brahmi letters on the overhanging brow of a natural cavern Hathigumpha in the south side of the Udayagiri hill, India ( Orissa State)


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Location: Odisha, Orissa, India
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