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 Hatamala (Cuttack)
A small figure of Padmaprabha was recovered from the tank, at village Hatamala in Tigiria block of Cuttack district in 1972. Now it is preserved in Odisha State Museum. The image measures 18.5x9.5x05cm and carved standing on kayotsarga posture on a lotus pedestal supported by lions. Its lanchana, the lotus is found depicted below the pedestal. Two chauri bearers are flanked on the either side of the image. Kevala tree, trilinear umbrella decorated hallow, marks of champaka flowers and drums played in hands are all envisaged in a reduce scale. A torana surmounted by lions is carved behind the figure.