Dhauli Giri is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage in Orissa (Odisha) and India. It is situated in Bhubaneswar land is at a distance of 8 Km from the temple city Bhubaneswar.
The famous rock edicts of Ashoka are worth to see. Moreover, it is in Dhauli Hills that adopted the path of dharma which lets only peace and love enter your lives. It is the same place where Emperor Ashoka after the great Kalinga war in 261 B.C renounced the war for ever and embraced Buddhism. It is also called as the Peace pagoda.
The end of the bloody battles was only to serve and favor the mankind. With this, the spiritual beliefs of Buddhism spread to different parts of the world. Dhauli Hills in Bhubaneswar takes you to the site of the Vishwa Shanti Stupa. The dome structure of the Buddhist Peace Pagoda possesses five umbrellas and they symbolize the five essential parts of Buddhism.