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Simple cell
6%
Carving and Sculpture on Exterior and Interior of
Cave 6%
Simple cave
22%
Carving and Sculpture on Interior of Cave
33%
Exterior features and
carvings
33%
Figure: 6.8- Internal / External features. Source: (Author)
6.2.2 KHANDGIRI CAVES
All the fourteen caves of Khandgiri is analyzed, as above in the case of udaygiri for
different parameters and the results are as follows:
Number of floors
Khandgiri caves are mostly single-storeyed - only two of the fourteen caves found and surveyed in Khandgiri are double storeyed. The average ceiling of these cells were 1.18 m high. The cells in Tatowa Gumpha-1 and Khandgiri Gumpha are double storeyed caves and have ceiling height of 1.05 m at both levels.
Doublestoreyed caves
14%
SingleLstoreyed caves
86%
Figure: 6.9-Number of floors in Khandgiri Caves. Source: (Author)
183
