L K Panda

The present work, a scholarly and impressive treatise and based on archaeological and literary sources, basically deals with the historical survey of Saivism in Orissa from the fourth century A.D. to the twelfth century A.D., covering important dynasties like the Matharas, the Vasisthas, the early Gangas, the Sailodohavas, the Bhaumakaras, the Bhanjas and the Somavamsi. The Saivite thoughts of the pre-Mathara and the Post-Somavamsi period, mostly relating to its ...