# The Chedi/Cheti dynasty rose in Kalinga in the 1st century BCE. # The Hathigumpha inscription situated near Bhubaneswar talks about this. # This inscription was engraved by king Kharavela who was the third Cheti king. # King Kharavela followed Jainism. # Chedi dynasty was also known as Cheta or Mahameghavahana or Chetavamsa.