GUPTA DYNASTY 350 AD

SRI GUPTA
320 AD – 550 AD
GHATOTKACHA

CHANDRAGUPTA I (320 AD – 335 AD)

SAMUDRAGUPTA (335 AD – 375 AD)

RAMA GUPTA CHANDRAGUPTA II (375 AD- 413 AD)

KUMARA GUPTA (415-455 AD) RUDRASENA II (375-413)

VAKATAKA KINGS
SKANDA GUPTA (455-467)
 ORIGIN
The gupta kings were
of gotra known as
the dharana as its
stated on the poona
cooper-plate
Chinese traveler I-tsing.
inscription of
prabhavati gupta
The image on the coin is
of chandraGupta.-I

PROPOSED LOCATIONS
(MARKED AS STAR) OF
MṛGAŚIKHĀVANA,
WITH NALANDA SHOWN IN
THE CENTRE
 This period is considered
UNIQUE FEATURES as THE GOLDEN AGE OF
INDIA by some historians.
The gupta dynasty was established by CHANDRAGUPTA I A wide variety of towers and
elaborate carvings within
temples were built from
The styles can be stone.
classified into caves,
temples and Stupas.

Dashavatara temple

Coins issued by CHANDRAGUTA 1

IN GUPTA ARCHITECTURE THE SQUARE WAS

CONSIDERED THE MOST PERFECT FORM AND in temple design and
Developments
TEMPLES WERE DESIGNED TO BE APPRECIATED
construction were carried out during
FROM ALL SIDES. the period
LIFE IN THE GUPTA AGE
ECONOMIC
AL LIFE

ARYABHATTA AND VARAHMIHIRA

“IN GUPTA ARCHITECTURE THE SQUARE

RELIGION
WAS CONSIDERED THE MOST PERFECT
FORM AND TEMPLES WERE DESIGNED TO ART
BE APPRECIATED FROM ALL SIDES.”
 Udayagiri Caves are set in two low hills near Betwa River, on the

UDAIGIRI CAVES banks of its tributary Bes RiverThe Udayagiri Caves are twenty

rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early
years of the 5th century C.

Udayagiri, Cave 5, Viṣṇu

as the Varāha Avatar

Udaigir caves has inscriptions of

the Gupta dynasty belonging to the
reigns of Chandragupta II(c. 375-415)
and Kumaragupta I (c. 415-55)

Udayagiri caves contain

iconography
of Vaishnavism (Vishnu), Shaktism 
(Durga and Matrikas)
Chandragupta-II
and Shaivism(Shiva)

KUMARAGUPTA I

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Udaigirir caves…

General view of the facade of the

Rani Gumpha, Udayagiri, in 1895

Basic plan of Cave 1, 3 and 5 are shown Recent image of udaigigi caves

The caves were produced

on the northeast face of
the Udayagiri hills. 
Udaigiri caves…
Cave 1 – rani gumpha

Lower storey

Some carvings on the walls and pillars

Lower Storey – Left Wing
Rani gumpha

Upper storey

Lower storey -right wing

Upper Storey – Right Wing

This is the largest and the finest cave in

the complex. Facing west and built in two
storeys, around three sides of a
quadrangle

Main wing -cell entarance MAIN GALLERY OF THE RANI

GUMPHA, UDAYAGIRI
Guardroom
 Cave 8: Patalapuri-gumpha Cave 7: Thakurani-gumpha
Udaigiri caves…

CAVE 2-Bajaghara-gumpha

Cave 9: Manchapuri & Svargapuri  Cave 6: Panasa-gumpha

This is a twin cave, comprises of

two independent cells with their
own verandahs. 

Cave 3: Chota-Hathi-gumpha

Cave 4: Alakapuri-gumpha Cave 5: Jaya-Vijaya-gumpha

 This cave is
located
adjacent to th
upper story o
It is a single cell
cave 4. 
without any verandah.
 Cave 16: Haridass-gumpha Cave 15: Dhanaghara-gumpha 
Udaigiri caves…

CAVE 10- GANESHA GUMPHA

Cave 14: Hathi-gumpha

Cave 17: Jagannatha-gumpha

The cave has two cells, preceded by a

verandah supported on fiver pillars

Cave 11: Jamesvara-gumpha

This cave is named after a painting
of Jagannatha, Cave 13: Sarpa-gumpha

Cave 12: Bagh-gumpha

Bagh-gumpha and
Sarpa-gumpha
caves to be the
oldest among
This single cell cave has two entrances, and
those in the
preceded by a benched verandah supported
complex.
on two pillars
Udaigiri caves…
Cave 18: Rasui-gumpha
Inscriptions carved on
pillars of cave 19
PILLAR
CAVE 19- AMRITA CAVES
It is the largest cave in Udayagiri
Caves group, being 22 feet (6.7 m)
long by 19.33 feet (5.89 m) broad.
It has four massive square cross-
section, 8 feet (2.4 m) high pillars
which support the roof.
ENTARANCE
Cave 20 : Jainism
Inscription of cave 20