Eight kilometers south of
Bhubaneswar, Dhauligiri is located on the bank of River Daya. It is here the ancient
Kalinga War was fought in 261 B. C., where Ashoka The great unsheathed his sword and
fought the most bloody battle and it is here after the battle he was transformed to Ashoka
- The Compassionate who Championed the cause of Buddhism. On the foot of the hill there
are the Rock Edicts of Ashoka near the Elephant structure. The Japan Buddha Sangha and
Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha have recently built the Shanti Stupa atop the hill which is
visible miles around. There is also a Sive Temple recently constructed on the top of the
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