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Essay name: Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri

Author: Ratnakar Mohapatra
Affiliation: Sambalpur University / Department of History

This essay studies the Temples of Purushottama Kshetra (Puri) which is renowned for its historic and religious significance, situated in Orissa (Odisha) by the Bay of Bengal. Purusottama-ksetra is famous for the Lord Jagannatha temple and numerous smaller temples, it showcases the distinctive Kalinga architectural style.

Chapter 5 - Shaiva Temples of Purushottama Kshetra

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dambaru, rooster-cock in his three hands and the rest hand is engaged infeeding the peacock, which is depicted on the right side of the pedestal. The upper portion of the original slab is decorated with trefoil makara headed arch crowned by the kirtimukha motif. Devī Pārvati is the pārsvadevatā of the northern side of the bāḍa of vimāna. The slab of the deity is about 3½ feet in height and it contains two images of devī Pārvati, which are superimposed one above another. Both the two deities are carved in same design in a single slab. These two devī images have been installed on the double petalled lotus pedestal. Each devi is four armed and the background slab of the devi is also decorated with trefoil makara headed arch crowned by the kirtimukha motif. Two female figures are flanked on either side of the devī Pārvatī. The flying aspara figures are carved on the both side top corners of the slab. Lion, the conventional mount of devī Pārvati is also found in the right side of the pedestal. The nisa shrine of piḍhā order structure is erected in front of the devī Pārvati. The niches of the inner walls of the jagamohana are housed with an image of Ganesa, which is carved in standing posture on a lotus pedestal with a mouse to the left side. His four hands display rosary, broken tusk, paraśu (hatchet) and a pot containing sweet-balls. There is a bull set on a circular pillar. The bull is provided with a series of tinkling bells fitted to a chain around the body. There are some separate or detached sculptures noticed from the jagamohana hall. A stone slab contains an image of Śiva with Mārkaṇḍa, a boy of seven years old. The image of Śiva displays trident in right upper hand, the right lower hand on the head of Mārkaṇḍa, abhaya mudra in left upper hand and dambaru in left lower hand. A Sivalinga is installed between the two legs of the deity. Here Mārkaṇḍa is shown embracing Sivalinga while the kāḷa pāsa of Yama lies around his neck. Another slab contains an image of Yama who is installed on a buffalo, the mount. His right upper hand holds kāḷa pāsa (noose), which lies around the neck of Mārkaṇḍa, the left upper hand of the deity holds horoscope and the lower two hands are in anjaḷimudrā. " In a niche of the western inner wall of the bhogamaṇḍapa contains an image of goddess Syāmākāḷ�. She is in standing posture on the prostrate body of Śiva. Her four hands display khadga, severed head, blood pot or (päna pātra) and another hand is in varadā mudrā. 199

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