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| Object ID | OB00013 |
| Title | Udayagiri Cave 8 Back Wall |
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| Inscription(s) | IN00014 |
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| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Description | |
| Material | Stone / local |
| Object Type | Cave |
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| Details | The inscription is on the back wall of Tawā Cave in Udayagiri, a little to the left as one enters. The cave's number is 7 according to Williams (1982) and Agrawala (1983) as well as the signboard on site in 2017, but 8 according to Willis (2009) and Wikipedia. It has no interior decoration save a lotus carved on the ceiling; the exterior has an unadorned doorway flanked by two dvārapālas. |
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| Place | Udayagiri |
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| Place | Udayagiri |
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| Details | The inscription was discovered for scholarship by Cunningham between 1874 and 1877. |
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