3/4/2024 0 Comments Bhulekh map bhubaneswarThe Jagannatha temple was founded in the 12th Century by Anantavarman Chodaganga (r.1077-1147), ruler of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. Puri is one of the cardinal centres of pilgrimage for Hinduism and is the principal centre of the cult of Krishna in his form of Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe. The map shows two of the most famous temple sites, Puri and Konarak. The coastal plains have the highest concentration of historical monuments while along the interior there is a tract of nearly-impenetrable hill country. It is protected by the thickly forested mountains of the Eastern Ghats to the west and is open to the Bay of Bengal to the east. Orissa is situated on the eastern seaboard of India, south of Bengal. Map of the Orissa coast showing the Jagannath and Konarak temples Watercolour map of the Orissa coast showing the Jagannatha and Konarak temples, by an anonymous artist working in the British school, part of the MacKenzie Collection, dated 1820.
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