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Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
Langudi Hills
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Langudi Hill, Odisha

Pushpagiri was an ancient Buddhist mahavihara located atop Langudi Hills in Jajpur district of Odisha, India. The complex contains ruins of stupas, rock-cut sculptures and other artifacts. Pushpagiri was mentioned in the writings of the Chinese traveller Xuanzang and some other ancient sources. Until the 1990s, it was hypothesised to be the Lalitgiri-Ratnagiri-Udayagiri complex, also located in Jajpur district. However, archaeological excavations conducted at Langudi Hills during 1996-2006 resulted in the discovery of another site, with inscriptions describing the local monastery as puṣpa sabhar giriya, and identified by the excavators as Pushpagiri. The visit of Xuanzang indicates that Pushpagiri was an important Buddhist site in ancient India. Along with Nalanda, Vikramashila, Odantapuri, Takshashila and Vallabhi, it is believed to be a major ancient centre of learning. It flourished between 3rd and 11th centuries CE.
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