Bikramkhol in Jharsuguda | Odisha Tourism | Things to do in Bikramkhol

Bikramkhol also spelled Vikramkhol is a archaeological site located in Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India and lies in Reserved Forest of Belpahar range. The ancient cave of Bikramkhol in the village known as Banjari bears the testimony of the evolution of human civilization and a script developed by them, far back in the 4000 B.C. It is a crescent shape rocks shelter at the foothill. The massive rock shelter measures 37 meter in length, 5.65 meters in breadth and 8 meter in height. Depicting various geometric and weird characters like paintings of animals, circular holes dug in the wall where weapons, dress and other articles of use were being kept suspended, the floors, where circular holes have been dug to pound the grains etc are the key interest about the Bikramkhol cave. The color of the paint is red ochre, with which we are familiar in the pre-historic and historic caves and cave-buildings in India. The inscription was discovered by an educated Sadhu, Swami Jnamananda. An examination of the letters, which at first sight give the impression of having Brahmi forms, showed that the writing was a mixture of Brahmi forms and a developed type of the Mohenjodaro script. Due to that some Historian links the inscription as an intermediary between Harappan and earliest Brahmi. Bikramkhol has been declared a tourist spot and each year tourists, historians and researchers from all over the country and from abroad Came here to visit this place.