Thread by @mishra9_supriya

Architectural marvels of Odisha in 24 tweets through early 19th Century pics...👇

1. Nata Mandap, Lingaraj temple, Bhubaneswar

2. Entrance, Lingaraj temple. Bhubaneswar

3. Bhaskareswara temple, Bhubaneswar where a large broken Ashokan pillar is worshipped as a Shiva linga.

4. Buddhist railing post with a yakshi found near Bhaskareswara temple. 2nd CBC.

5. Early sculptures from Kapilaprasad village, which is believed to be the birth place of Gautama Buddha.

6. Early Buddhist Yaksha (Jama) images from Bhubaneswar. Older than 1 century BC.

7. Buddha in Dharmachakra pravartana mudra & Mucalinda Buddha from Ganiapali, Sambalpur. 4th CE.

8. Interior of Nrusimhanatha temple. Modern repairings with 7th CE pillars with details of the pillar n doorframe.

9. Remnants of a Buddhist site at Kupari, Balasore.

10. Kosaleswara temple, sonepur built upon a ruined Buddhist site, 6th CE.

11. Image of Buddha and Tara found from Achyutrajpur, Banapur.

12. Ratnagiri Buddhist site, Jajpur. 5th to 13AD.

13. Images from Ratnagiri Buddhist site. It was a great place of learning during ancient times..

14. The specimen of art which Ratnagiri beholds..

15. The image of divinities adorning the Ratnagiri Mahavihara site..

16. Check the true arch with voussoirs and key stone at pic no. 2 from #Ratnagiri. The unique architectural style from ancient Utkala.

17. Some Lokeswara images found from Bhubaneswar..

18. Remnants of Buddhist elements from Balasore, Balangir and Mayurbhanj.

19. Image of Goddess Tara and Abalokiteswara from Balasore and Jajpur respectively.

20. Images from the 64 Jogini temple, Hirapur near Bhubaneswar. 9/10th CE.

21. Odisha beholds two 64 Jogini temples. One at Hirapur and another at Ranipur-Jharial of Balangir.

22. Earliest temples of Odisha, Lakshmaneswara and Parsurameswara temple of Bhubaneswar.

23. Architectural features of the above temple.

24. Images of Simhanatha temple Cuttack and Vaitala Deula Bhubaneswar. 7th CE.

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