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.
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Pārsva side. Pārsva devatās Paryānka Pāśa Pattā Pātra Patra- kundala Patra-latā Patti Pava Pheni - Pheni cülikā - Pidhā Pidhā deuḷa Pidhā mohana Pista Pithā Pitheśvari the accessory deities connected in doctrine with the main divinity of the temple, placed in the rāhā niches of deuḷa. They vary according to the religious association of the temple. A Saiva temple generally contains the images of Gaṇeśa on the south, Kārtikeya on the back and Pārvatī or Hara-Pārvati on the north. A Vaiṣṇava temple usually has images of Varāha, Narasimha and Trivikrama in these niches. seated pose with one leg resting on the top of the other; both soles are visible but the legs are not crossed and locked as in padmāsana. noose. moulding with a square edge; the third moulding of the pābhāga from the downward. bowl circular earring. scroll work with a centre stalk and leaves branching out symmetrically. fillet; narrow plain stone band. inch. unit of measurement, one pava is used as equal to one - hood of a serpent; projecting profile curving upwards; cyma, often carved with lotus petals. - - a cülikā made of phenī. flat wooden seat; projecting member constituting the pyramidal roof of the mukhaśālā, downward curving pediment, crowning element. temple with a roof made of piḍhās of diminishing size. This form is generally limited to the jagamohana, bhogamaṇḍapa. a class of piḍhā deuḷa having no amaḷ�, kaḷasa etc. The nāṭamaṇḍapas of the temples of Lord Jagannatha, Lingarāja are pidhā mohanas. base or plinth of the temple below the pābhāga, platform, pedestal (examples, padma, simha, bhadra, bedī, khurā, kumbha, kurma etc.). cake. lady of the holy place. 353
