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| Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri and Udayagiri in Jajpur district from an important Buddhist complex. |
CHINA---Magnificent remain of Buddhist edifices and images of the Vajrayana pantheon have been unearthed at Ratnagiri. The Buddhist art in the region attained a high degree of excellence under the patronage of the Bouma-Kararulers, most of whom were devout Buddhists, said Dr Bimalendu Mohanty the vice –president of Maha Bodhhi Society of India and the former vice-chancellor of Utkal university of culture on Saturday. Ratnagiri was an important centre of Buddhist art. Numerous Buddha idols were unearthed during excavation by the Archeological Survey of India under the supervision of Debdata Mitra between 1957 and 1961. [
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