Navigating Indian History through its Architecture
Sari and Suka temples are situated in the same walled compound. Earlier Sari temple was under the protection of ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) and Suka temple was with the Orissa State Archaeology Department. ASI conducted excavations around Sari temple…
Many Indian philosophy texts advocate that an individual suffers in his life as per his sins, in the present and the past life. Shweder1 writes, “Oriyas believe that, in the long run, nature punishes vice and rewards virtue.” Thus…
Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Sthalapuranas We find two versions of sthalapuranas, version 1 is found in the Mackenzie collection (manuscript book no. 33, CM 787, section 9) and published in the Madras Journal of Literature and Science…
This west facing temple is the most important Vaishnava temple at Bhubaneswar which otherwise mostly has Shaiva temples. The temple with its subsidiary shrines is located within a walled compound. The main temple consists of a deul, jagamohana, nata-mandapa and…
The grandeur of the Odishan architecture reached its zenith with the Meghesvara Temple which is one among the first nava-ratha plan temples in Odisha. As the architects were experimenting to move from sapta-ratha plan to nava-ratha, therefore this did not…
This is one of the most unusual and debatable temple in Bhubaneswar. The temple is situated at a site antiquity of which can be dated back to the Mauryan period. It is attested by the findings of the remains of…
Rameshvara temple is locally known as Mausi-ma temple and for good reasons. It is located opposite to the Shatrughneswara group. The region, comprising of these temples, appears to be of considerable antiquity and it is attested by the discovery of…
Siddhesvara Temple is situated in the same complex as that of the Mukteshvara Temple. The compound has many other small shrines and was earliesr known known as Siddhesvara-vana. The present temple is built over an older shrine, where the latter was…
The temples in this group are all situated in near vicinity of each other. They all are almost contemporary, dating to early 12th century CE. They mark the influence of the Gangas as they started strengthening their rule in Odisha.…
Brahmeswara Temple is a very important monument for two reasons. First, it carries a dated foundation inscription which helps putting the Odishan temple chronology in correct order. And second, it is built in a panchayatana style, the first of its…