Dhauli
{{Short description|Hill of Odisha, India}}
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Dhauli or Dhauligiri is a hill located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.
Significance
Dhauli is known for "Dhauli Santi Stupa", a peace pagoda monument built by Japan Budhha Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Budhha Sangha.{{Cite web|title=Odisha Tourism : Dhauligiri|url=https://odishatourism.gov.in/content/tourism/en/discover/attractions/buddhist-sites/dhauligiri.html|access-date=2021-11-20|website=odishatourism.gov.in}}{{Cite web|last=Chowdhary|first=Charu|title=Dhauli Hills in Odisha is Home to The Stunning Shanti Stupa And More {{!}} India.com|url=https://www.india.com/travel/articles/hauli-hills-in-odisha-is-home-to-the-stunning-shanti-stupa-and-more-3495128/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=www.india.com|date=25 December 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite news|title=Shanti Stupa|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/dhauli/shanti-stupa/ps47174987.cms|access-date=2021-11-20|newspaper=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|title=Floristic Diversity Assessment of Dhauligiri Hill and its Adjoining Areas of Bhubaneswar City, Odisha|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344537123|access-date=2021-11-20|website=ResearchGate|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yw2BDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|title=Urmi: The Journal of the Odisha Society of Americas 49th Convention: For Annual Convention Held in 2017 at Dearborn, Michigan|publisher=Odisha Society of the Americas|pages=57|language=en}}
File:Dhauli Shanti Stupa, Bhubaneswar.jpg
File:Elephant-sculpture-dhauli.JPG. The front is shaped as an elephant. Dhauli, Puri District, India.]]
File:Rock edicts of Ashoka at Dhauli.jpg
Dhauli hill is presumed to be the area where the Kalinga War was fought.{{cite web| url= http://www.indiavideo.org/text/maurya-dynasty-kalinga-war-ashoka-49.php | title= Kalinga War and its impact on Ashoks | publisher= India Video |access-date= 2 April 2011}}
Images
File:Dhauli shanti stupa.jpg|Shanti stupa Dhauli
File:Dhauli Light and Sound Show.jpg|Picture of Dhauli Light and Sound Show
File:Dhauli Light and Sound show.jpg|Light and sound show in Dhaulagiri
File:Dhauligiri Buddha Statue.JPG|Sleeping Buddha statue at Dhauli Shanti Stupa
File:Dhauli Giri Lion bbsr orissa.jpg|Lion Sculpture at the entrance of Dhauli Shanti Stupa
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External links
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- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nbg90455/sets/72157627747801399/ Photos of Dhauli (Flickr)]
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Category:Buddha statues in India
Category:Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar
Category:Archaeological sites in Odisha
Category:Archaeological monuments in Odisha
Category:Buddhist sites in Odisha
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