Travelers often focus on well-known heritage locations, but several remarkable cave sites across the country receive far less attention despite their historical and archaeological value. These destinations provide clear insights into early craftsmanship, religious practices, and settlement patterns. Each site listed below is accessible to visitors, historically significant, and worth including on a heritage-focused journey.

Located on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, this pair of hill caves stands among the earliest Jain rock-cut structures. Created during the 2nd century BCE under the reign of King Kharavela of the Mahameghavahana dynasty, the site features carved chambers, sculpted passages, and notable inscriptions. The Hathigumpha inscription, engraved on Udayagiri’s main cave, documents

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