Jainism in Odisha (Orissa)
by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo | 2015 | 106,639 words
This essay studies the presence of Jainism in Odisha or Orissa by documenting the Art, Architecture and Iconography of Jaina images, relics, structures and establishments from different districts. In Odisha, archaeological evidences show how Jainism flourished during the 1st century BCE during the reign of emperor Kharavela, stating that Jainism wa...
Jaina Antiquities in Narasinghapur (Cuttack)
One seated Tirthankara image kept in the premises of the Rupanatha temple near Banesvaranasi of Narasinghapur area of Cuttack district. The lower part of the figure is badly damaged and difficult to identify it with any particular Tirthankara image. It displays astagrahas, flying figure with kevala tree, trilinear umbrella and a trefoil decorative arch. Heads are arranged in curly knots. The chauri bearers are conspicuously absent. L.N. Sahu considers it to be the figure of Padmaprabha, probably in the view of the marking of a full lotus at the top left side of the Tirthankara.