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Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex

Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex

Gupta (380–415 CE Chandragupta II)·Gupta Hindu (Vishnu)·🇮🇳 Madhya Pradesh, India

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About Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex

Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Gupta (380–415 CE Chandragupta II) rock_cut attributed to Gupta Hindu (Vishnu). Rock-cut Gupta caves 5–6 with Varaha boar 2.6 m sculpture rescuing earth. Udayagiri 20 caves with Iron Pillar connection (402 CE) and Vishnu Varaha colossus.

Why it mattersKey Gupta Hindu (Vishnu) reference site for the Madhya Pradesh

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Rock-cut chronology
  2. 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement

Theories

  1. 01Mahayana mural transmission
  2. 02Harappan sherd seriation

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
c. 401 CE
Period
Gupta (380–415 CE Chandragupta II)
Culture
Gupta Hindu (Vishnu)
Purpose
Rock-cut Gupta caves 5–6 with Varaha boar 2.6 m sculpture rescuing earth
Excavation
Excavated
  1. c. 401 CE

    Initial construction

  2. c. 1900 CE

    Archaeological survey

On the ground

Structures & features

23.5800° N · 77.7700° E · 450 m · 4 mapped features

  • Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex — Chaitya Hall

    chaitya

    Rock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa

    23.5802° N · 77.7701° E
  • Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex — Vihara Cells

    vihara

    Vihara monk cells with rock-cut beds

    23.5798° N · 77.7702° E
  • Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex — Façade Gavaksha

    facade

    Horseshoe gavaksha window carving

    23.5804° N · 77.7698° E
  • Udayagiri Caves 5–6 — Vidisha Vishnu Complex — Reservoir Tank

    tank

    Rock-cut reservoir or tank

    23.5796° N · 77.7699° E

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