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CONCLUSION
It is known from the extant monuments that the temple building
activities of Purusottama k峁�etra started from the 10th century AD and it continued
till the 17th century AD. Some temples of the k峁�etra were also built in the 19th
century AD. There are a good number of temples noticed in the different parts of
the k峁�etra. The k峁�etra of Purusottama is one of the important cultural sites of
India. The sanctity of the k峁�etra exists from the prehistoric perio岣�. In the
Mah膩bh膩rata Vanaparva, the k峁�etra of Purusottama has been mentioned as the
place of Yaj帽a vedi, which situated near the sea in Kalinga i.e. present Puri town.
The glory and sanctity of Lord Purusottama and its k峁�etra also find mention in
many works like Matsya Pur膩峁嘺, Kapila Sa峁僪it膩, Ni岣纺乨r墨 Mahodaya, Utka岣穉
Khanda of Skanda Pur膩峁嘺 etc.
The k峁�etra of Purusottama is a heaven on earth and both the devotees
and pleasure seekers bestow such praise on this place. The biggest temple of
Lord Jagannatha is situated here and for centuries Puri has been an important
centre of Brahminical religion. The Pur膩峁嘺s and other ancient Sanskrit texts refer
to this holy city variously as Ni岣纺乧ala, Nilagir墨, Purusottama k峁�etra, 艢r墨k峁�etra,
Sankha k峁�etra, Divya k峁�etra and Dasavat膩ra k峁�etra. Among these ancient names,
Purusottama k峁�etra is very famous in Eastern India. The inhabitants of k峁�etra
(Puri) are the worshippers of the Pancadevat膩s namely 艢iva, Vi峁ａ箛u, Durg膩, Surya
and Gane艣a. Therefore, temples of gods and goddesses of various sects are
erected in the different parts of the k峁�etra.
The popularity of the k峁�etra increased after the construction of grand
temple of Lord Purusottama by Ananta Varman Co岣峚ganga Deva, the founder of
the Ganga dynasty in Utka岣穉 territory. Besides the temple of Lord Jagann膩tha,
there are a number of other temples (both smaller and medium sizes) also erected
in the different parts of the k峁�etra. The place of Puri (Purusottama k峁�etra) is
famous for its historic antiquities and religious sanctuaries in India. The extant
temples of the k峁�etra represent the various branches of the Kalinga Style of
architecture and they attract tourists, historians, archaeologists and architects
from all over India and abroad.