The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult
Created as a symbol of imperial power by the south Indian conquerors of Orissa in the 12th century, the temple of Jagannatha endures as one of India's great monuments and centres of pilgrimage. This authoritative study assembles all the evidence, old and new, to produce a definitive account of the building and its cult. Topics include Puri as a Sacred City of Light and its major festivals; the architecture, sculpture, and associated paintings of the Temple; and a new analysis of the origins of the extraordinary icons worshipped in it. The only exhaustive account of this major shrine, this study includes unique 19th century and contemporary photographs, the latter revealing features in its ongoing restoration. Its new, integrated interpretation of the Purusottama cult places its iconography firmly in the traditions of Hindu festival art.
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Contents
Puri City of Divine Light
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1 |
The architecture and sculpture of the Jagannatha temple
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18 |
Puri paintings of Jagannatha
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34 |
The origin of Jagannatha
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53 |
The evidence concerning the cult of Jagannatha
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72 |
Other editions - View all
The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult O. M. Starza No preview available - 1993 |
Common terms and phrases
19th century Anangabhima appear Balabhadra Balarama bathing Bhubaneswar Bhuvanesvara Blue Mountain Brahma Brahma Purana brahmin Buddha Buddhist Calcutta Car Festival carved centre ceremony CJRTO Codaganga cult of Jagannatha Cuttack D.C. Sircar daitas decorated deities Delhi depicted Detail of plate deul Deva devadasis Durga Eastern Gangas Ekanamsa enclosure Eschmann facade figure Goddess Gundica Hindu Ibid iconography identified image of Jagannatha India Indradyumna Lake inscription jagamohan Jagannatha temple Kalinga Kharavela Khurda Konarak Krsna Kulke Laksmi linga Lingaraja Mahabharata mahapatra mantra Markandesvara memorial Mukhalingam Museum Narasimha Narayana navakalevara Nepal Nilamadhava northern side origin Orissa Oriya painting panel pata pilgrims pillar PMSP priests Puri District Puri icons Puri temple Puri triad R.F.V. Smith raja Rajaguru relief represented rites ritual Sabara sacred Saiva Sakti sanctuary Sankara sculptures shrine Siva Skanda Purana Somavamsi Soras southern stambha stone Subhadra sudarsana cakra Svargadvara tantric temple at Puri tribal Trimurti Vaisnava vimana Visnu western worship
References to this book
The Dvāravatī Wheels of the Law and the Indianization of South East Asia Robert L. Brown Limited preview - 1996 |