Description:- Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves, State :- Odisha
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau,Bhubaneshwar , Pin Code :- 751001
Description:- Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves, State :- Odisha
Post Office :- Khandagiri S.O , Pin Code :- 751030
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, formerly
called Kattaka Caves or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and
partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance
near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated
on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri mentioned as Kumari
Parvata in the Hathigumpha inscription.They have a number
of finely and ornately carved caves built during the 1st century BCE.It is
believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks
for Jaina monks
during the reign of King Kharavela.Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18
caves while Khandagiri has 15 caves.The caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri,
called lena or leṇa in the inscriptions, were dug out mostly during the
reign of Kharavela for the abode of Jaina ascetics. The most
important of this group is Ranigumpha in Udayagiri which is a double storeyed
monastery. Other important caves include Hathi Gumpha, Ananta Gumpha, Ganesha
Gumpha, Jaya Vijaya Gumpha, Mancapuri Gumpha, Bagha/Byaghra/Vyaghra Gumpha and
Sarpa Gumpha.
Description:- Chariot Wheel of Konark Temple, State :- Odisha
Post Office :- Konark Sub Post Office, Pin Code :- 752111
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.The temple is attributed to king Narasimhadeva
I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about 1250 CE. As the temple was built like a chariot of
Sun god. The wheels of the chariot has lot of engraved art work around its axis
and peripheries. There are 24 wheels fixed to the temple and is of
9 feet 9 inches in diameter and they are having 8 spokes. All stone wheels are full with engraved art
works.
Description:- Lord Jaganath Temple , State :- Odisha
Post Office :- Puri , Pin Code :- 752001
Jagannath Temple was constructed by King
Chodaganga. The king started the construction and Jaga mohan or the assembly hall and Vimana or chariot of the temple were constructed during his
reign. Later Anangabhima Deva completed the construction of the temple in
1174AD. The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple
dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Krishna, in Puri in the state of Odisha on
the eastern coast of India. The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu-one of the holy trinities of Hindu Gods, in Puri in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India. The present
temple was rebuilt from the 10th century onwards, on the site of pre existing
temples in the compund but not the main Jagannatha temple, and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
Description:- Oddisi Dance , Philatelic Bureau Cuttack ,State :- Odisha
Post Office :- Cuttack,Philatelic Bureau , Pin Code :- 753001
Odissi also referred to as Orissi in older literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India. Odissi, in its history, was
performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious stories and spiritual ideas, particularly of Vaishnavism. Odissi performances have also expressed ideas of other
traditions such as those related to Hindu Gods Shiva and Surya, as well as Hindu Goddesses (Shaktism). Barabati Fort is a 989 AD fort built by Marakata Keshari
of Somavamshi (Keshari) dynasty in Cuttack, Odisha.The ruins of the fort remain with its moat, gate, and the earthen mound of the nine-storied
palace, which evokes the memories of past days. Today it sits next to the
modern Barabati Stadium, the venue of various sport events and cultural
programs. There is also a temple dedicated to Katak Chandi, the presiding deity of the city, not far away
from the fort. Now there are plans to develop the old Gadakhai into a world
class tourist destination with boating facilities and a world class park. The
renovation work of the Gadakhai is going on in full swing. The Barabati
was built in 987 CE by the Somavamshi dynasty lineage ruler Maharaja Markata Keshari while
building a stone embankment to protect Cuttack which was known as Kataka at that time.
Description:- Samaleswari Temple, State :- Odisha
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau,Sambalpur , Pin Code :- 768001
Samaleswari Temple is a Hindu temple in Sambalpur,
Western Odisha, India, dedicated to the goddess known as 'Samaleswari', also known among the natives as samalei maa, meaning Mother Samaleswari. Shree Shree Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Sambalpur,
is a strong religious force in western part of Odisha and Chhattisgarh state of India. The temple is of Sandhara order.
hus, the Sandhara temples have a Pradakshinapatha is built of a kind of stone
as durable as granite, cemented with lime mortar, the whole building is
plastered, but in the course of time the surface has become mouldy. The temple
consists of two separate structures. The square sanctum enshrining the deity is
four step below the 10-foot-wide covered circumambulation, which is supported
by 12 stone pillars. Eleven parswa devis, are embedded on the outer wall of the
sanctum, so that the devotees can worship those deities during parikrama
through the vaulted circumambulation. The idol of Shree Shree Samalei Devi
consists of a large block of granite rock with an inverted, trunk-like
projection at the bottom. This also symbolises a yoni, and is an interesting
kings-yoni worship. A shallow cut on her "Baraha" like face
symbolises her mouth. Traditional Sambalpuri nose ornament of pure gold hangs
down from her imaginary nose. Beaten gold leaves fixed on two disproportionate
golden eye-like depressions on the face act as substitute for her eyes in an
attempt to define the face of the mother deity on a mass of self shaped rock,
the devi's idol inspires sublime sentiments of awe, fear, reverence, devotion,
love and affection towards all-pervasive motherhood.
