Ratnagiri Hill
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
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Ratnagiri Hill
Small hill in the Jajpur subdivision of Cuttack District, Bengal, situated in 20 39' N. and 86 20' E., on the north bank of the Keluo river On the top is a modem temple of Mahakala, near the gate of which are fine stone images r to 3^ feet high, probably of Tantnc origin On the east several elaboiately carved images have been dug up and erected. Farther east is a colossal sculpture, con- sisting of a male figure sitting on a lotus, below which are three rows of figures Two enormous heads of Buddha, with thick lips and flat noses, have been dug out, and there can be little doubt that other images of great antiquarian interest are still lying buried Local tradition ascribes these monuments to Vasukalpa Kesan, the king who is said to have built the monuments on Naltigiri hill.
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