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 at Iginia (Khordha)
Two images one being a figure of Risabhanatha and another is a head of a Tirthankara are reported from Mangala shrine of village Iginia near Khandagiri[1].
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Ibid., p.75.