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The Madalapanji or the palm leaf chronicles are the historical diaries of the Jagannath Temple of Puri. They describe the historical events of Orissa related to Lord Jagannath. Though the actual date of starting of the Madalapanji is not known, it is believed that it might be started from" the 13th or 14th Century AD. The work is a classic and literary master piece of the first order, parallel to which very few vernacular works of India. It can be compared ...
The Sun temple of Konark in Orissa, also famous as the Black Pagoda, is undoubtedly one of the finest monuments of India. Even in ruins, the temple complex is a magnificent monument where the vitality and spirit of a bygone creative age in the history of Orissa are echoed even today in its life like sculptures. It has been declared as a World Heritage Monument for its outstanding universal value to humanity
In the Indian state of Orissa near the shore of the Bay of Bengal, stands the great Sun Temple of Konarak, now in ruins. Built in the 13th century by Narasimha I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty, the temple once served as a landmark for the European sailors, who called it "The Black Pagoda" to distinguish it from "The White Pagoda" or the temple of Jagannatha at Puri. The temple with its sanctuary (deula) and the audience hall (Jagamohana) was ...
This volume is a collection of essays by eminent scholars on the Indian seafaring and maritime activity. It covers a wide range of subjects exploring both the pan-Indian and the regional dimensions of the theme. The contributions of different regions of India are analysed in the general framework of Indian History.
The sea-trade and cultural links with the outside world, especially with Rome, Sri Lanka, and South-east Asia are discussed on the basis of textual ...
Built in the 11th century, the temple of Lingaraja in Bhubaneswar is acclaimed as one of the finest temples of India. With its construction the Orissan temple style reached its mature phase and set the model for later temples to follow. The book, for the first time, makes an indepth study of the temple in all its aspects such as its history, architecture, sculpture, mode of worship, festivals, organization of services, etc. to understand the temple in ...