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Udaygiri Caves

Go about five kilometres from the west of Vidisha and you will be welcomed by a group of 20 caves called Udaygiri caves. Carved out of the sandstone hill in 4th-5th centuries, there are shreds of evidence found in the form of Brahmi inscriptions which indicates that the caves were excavated during the rule of Gupta King, Chandragupta II. Cave 5 has the most prominent and celebrated sculpture of Lord Vishnu, which depicts his incarnation as Varaha or boar, rescuing the Earth goddess from the demon Hiranyaksha who took her in the deep ocean.