365bet娱乐

滨狈罢搁翱顿鲍颁罢滨翱狈鈥�Purusottama ksetra popularly known as Puri, the famous seat of Lord Purusottama (Jagannatha), is situated (Latitude 19掳 47 55 North and Longitude 85掳 49 5³ East) on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in the state of Orissa (Map.No-1) and also the head quarters of the district bearing the same name. It is exactly located about 59 kms to the south-east of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa. The ksetra is well-known for its historic antiquities and religious sanctuaries in India. Being Lord Purusottama is the presiding deity of the ksetra, this place came to be known as Purusottama ksetra. This ksetra is also well-known throughout the world for the celebrated temple of Lord Jagannatha, which stands on a prominent place near the sea-shore. Besides the Jagannatha temple, there are also a number of temples of smaller and medium sizes noticed in the different parts of the ksetra. From the artistic point of view, the ksetra of Purusottama (Puri) is an importantcentre of the temple building activities in Eastern India. Purusottama ksetra (Puri town) is not only famous as a holy place of India but its surrounding is also treated as grand and splendid in the whole of world (Map.No-2). This ksetra is a coordinating place where all the Hindu gods and goddesses are worshipped. The main Jagannatha temple is situated in the centre of the ksetra and around it are a number of streets (sahis). The ksetra of Purusottama is covered by the traditional seven sahis, which are mostly inhabited by the priests and other servitors of the temple of Lord Jagannatha. It may be the nucleus and as L.S.S.O' Malley has aptly referred that it has spread out somewhat in the shape of fan.² The traditional sahis of the ksetra are Harachandi sahi on the west, Bali sahi on the south, Dolamandapa sahi and Mochi sahi on the east, Markandesvara sahi and Cudanga sahi on the north and so on. 1. Extent of the Ksetra:The older texts mention that the ksetra is sacred upto a radius of ten yojanas i.e. 40 miles.³ The Skanda Purana describes that the ksetra of Purusottama extends over five krosas (one krosa 2 miles) up to the sea. On the basis of Skanda Purana, the ksetra of Purusottama extends from the temple of Lokanatha on the west to that of the Belesvara temple on the east and from the eternal sea on

the south to the Matianadi, a small stream on the north (Map.No-3). But two krosas out of the five have been, it is said, engulfed in the sea and the remainder very closely represents the present extent of ksetra.* Even locally, persons residing at a distance of ten miles from the Jagannatha temple are considered to be the resident of Puri.