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Lalitagiri is a major center of Buddhism hemmed between the Parabhadi and Landa sandstone hills in the standalone Assian hill range. It is situated in the [[Mahanga Tahsil]] in [[Cuttack district]]. [[Bhubaneswar]], the state capital of Odisha, is {{Convert|90|km}} from the site,<ref name="ASI"/><ref name=Department/> while [[Cuttack]], the former state capital is {{Convert|60|km}} away; Udaigiri is {{Convert|8|km}} from Lalitagiri and Ratnagiri is {{Convert|12|km}} away.{{Sfn|Goldberg|Decary2012|p=387}} [[Cuttack]] is well connected by road, rail and air services with the rest of the country. | Lalitagiri is a major center of Buddhism hemmed between the Parabhadi and Landa sandstone hills in the standalone Assian hill range. It is situated in the [[Mahanga Tahsil]] in [[Cuttack district]]. [[Bhubaneswar]], the state capital of Odisha, is {{Convert|90|km}} from the site,<ref name="ASI"/><ref name=Department/> while [[Cuttack]], the former state capital is {{Convert|60|km}} away; Udaigiri is {{Convert|8|km}} from Lalitagiri and Ratnagiri is {{Convert|12|km}} away.{{Sfn|Goldberg|Decary2012|p=387}} [[Cuttack]] is well connected by road, rail and air services with the rest of the country. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Lalitgiri Ruins.jpg|left|thumb|Lalitgiri Ruins]] | [[File:Lalitgiri Ruins.jpg|left|thumb|Lalitgiri Ruins]] | ||
The first identification of archaeological antiquities from the Diamond Triangle sites was conducted in 1905 by M.M. Chakravarty, the then Sub Divisional Officer in [[Jajpur]]. Later, in 1927 and 1928, [[R.P. Chanda]] of the [[Indian Museum]] in [[Kolkata]] documented the site in the Memoirs of [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI). In 1937, the site was officially declared a protected monument by the central government. In 1977, some excavations were done at the site by the [[Utkal University]]. Detailed excavations by the Bhubaneswar Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India were conducted between 1985 and 1991. From these investigations, it has been inferred that Lalitgiri, one of the earliest Buddhist sites in Orissa, maintained a continuous cultural sequence starting from the post [[Mauryan period]] (322–185 BC) till 13th century AD.<ref name="ASI"/> It is also inferred that this site maintained a continuous of presence of Buddhism, unbroken, from 3rd century BC to 10th century AD.{{Sfn|Sinha |Das|1996|p=74}} | The first identification of archaeological antiquities from the Diamond Triangle sites was conducted in 1905 by M.M. Chakravarty, the then Sub Divisional Officer in [[Jajpur]]. Later, in 1927 and 1928, [[R.P. Chanda]] of the [[Indian Museum]] in [[Kolkata]] documented the site in the Memoirs of [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI). In 1937, the site was officially declared a protected monument by the central government. In 1977, some excavations were done at the site by the [[Utkal University]]. Detailed excavations by the Bhubaneswar Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India were conducted between 1985 and 1991. From these investigations, it has been inferred that Lalitgiri, one of the earliest Buddhist sites in Orissa, maintained a continuous cultural sequence starting from the post [[Mauryan period]] (322–185 BC) till 13th century AD.<ref name="ASI"/> It is also inferred that this site maintained a continuous of presence of Buddhism, unbroken, from 3rd century BC to 10th century AD.{{Sfn|Sinha |Das|1996|p=74}} | ||