Praised as the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence, its monolithic pillars, stupas, palaces, temples and monasteries all spread Buddha’s philosophy through their art and architecture.
Deur Kothar is an archaeological site known for Buddhist stupas that were discovered in 1982. These stupas date back to the Mauryan dynasty and were declared a monument of national importance in 1988.
The complex houses the ruins of a vihara, stupa and chaityas. These caves are cut into the coarse laterite rock of the Chandanagiri hill. The series of 14 rock-cut Buddhist caves from the 7th century.