Manifestation
of Art & Crafts in Temples and Monuments of Orissa
The State of Orissa rich in ancient cultural heritage is known for its
temples and monuments all over the world. The famous Sun temple of
Konark is the glory of Orissan art in Stone carving which is admired by
tourists all over. Similarly, the art & crafts of Orissa are
depicted in a number of ancient temples and monuments which are visited
by the tourists from within the country and abroad. The old art and
craft found in different places of the state are shown in Table-1.18.
Table-1.18
Name
of the Craft
|
Location
|
Name
of the temple /Monument
|
Stone
Carving
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Lingaraj
Temple
|
|
|
Vakeswar
Temple
|
|
|
Vaital
Devi Temple
|
|
|
Parsurameswar
Temple
|
|
|
Kotitirtheswar
Temple
|
|
|
Rajarani
Temple
|
|
|
Markandeswar
Temple
|
|
|
Mohini
Temple
|
|
|
Sisireswara
Temple
|
|
|
Kapileswara
Temple
|
|
|
Bhaskareswara
Temple
|
|
|
Khandagiri
& Udayagiri Temple
|
|
Khiching
|
Chandrasekhara
Temple
|
|
|
Kichakeswari
Temple
|
|
Banapur
|
Dakhsa
Prajapati Temple
|
|
Bajrakota
|
Bighneswar
Temple
|
|
Ganeswarapur
|
Vishnu
Temple
|
|
Chaurasi
|
Varahi
Temple
|
|
Puri
|
Jagannatha
Temple
|
|
Konaraka
|
Sun
Temple
|
|
Sambalapur
|
Nrusingha
Natha Temple
|
|
Baidyanatha,
Sonepur
|
Kosaleswara
Temple
|
|
Ratnagiri,
Cuttack
|
Budhist
Monastry
|
Wood
Carving
|
Purushottampur,Ganjam
|
Kapileswara
Temple
|
|
Banki,
Cuttack
|
Charchika
Temple
|
|
Buguda,
Ganjam
|
Biranchi
Narayana Temple
|
|
Odogaon,
Nayagarh
|
Deities
of Raghunatha Temple.
|
|
Puri
|
Deities
of Jagannatha Temple.
|
Mural
Painting / Pattachitra
|
Buguda,
Ganjam
|
Biranchi
Narayana Temple
|
|
Dharakota,
Ganjam
|
Dharakota
Temple.
|
|
Puri
|
Gangamatta Matha,
Oriya Matha, Jagannatha Temple
|
|
Chikitigada,
Ganjam
|
Chaitanya
Matha
|
|
Parakhemandi,
Gajapati
|
Radhakanta
Matha
|
|
Jayapur,
Koraput
|
Sri
Kalika Temple
|
Appliqué
|
Puri
|
Oriya
Matha
|
|
|
Uttaraparswaa
Matha
|
|
|
Jagannatha
Temple
|
|
|
Raghaba
Das Temple
|
|
|
Gangamata
Temple
|
|