P: ISSN NO.: 2394-0344 RNI No.UPBIL/2016/67980 VOL-3* ISSUE-12* March- 2019 E: ISSN NO.: 2455-0817 Remarking An Analisation The Temples of Odisha: Special References South Odisha Abstract The Odisha land is very much plenty in temple architecture. The southern part of Odisha is also having its early stone temple architecture. To understanding the temple architecture of Odisha the temple architecture of the various part of the land must be known. So in the paper we are trying to evaluate the temple architecture through southern part of Odisha. Because there are plenty of early temple architecture has available in the southern odisha. Through the architecture, sculpture of the temple we have to find out the chronological development of Kalingan style of temple architecture. Keywords:Temple, Kalinga Style, Pidhadeula, Rekhadeula, Khakaradeula. Introduction The present state Odisha has rich cultural heritage particularly in art and architecture. The geographical location has made this region exposed to cultural influences from the northern and southern part of India through the ages. Though Odisha was known artistically before Asokan invasion which referred in Hatigumpha Inscription structurally the art and sculpture is clearly indicated beginning with Mauryan rule in India. The Ramakanta Bhuyan evolution of temple in Odisha has mentioned by various scholars where Assistant Professor, most of the scholar concentrate on the temples of Bhubansewar whereas, Deptt. of History, the temple architecture on the other site has been left out. In the present Berhampur University, contexts the article has concentrate upon the temple architecture of South Berhampur, Odisha, Odisha. According to the Kaharavala’s inscriptions, it has indicating that India there was tradition of art in Odisha before Maurya which describe in the Hatigumpha inscription1. The statue of Kalinga Jina was taken away by the Nanda king. It perhaps partly fulfills that the art culture was prevalent in Odisha.Unfortunately there are very lack inquiries about the history before the Kalinga war. The history of Odisha is beginning with the Kalinga war. There is no single evidences has been found regarding the history of Odisha before Mauryas. Since the Maurya occupation of Kalinga, the region has much regional distribution in different period of time through the ages. Geographically, Odisha can be divided into two main part, the first is the coastal plains lands and other part is the hilly regions. The plain land has formed by many major rivers of odisha which flows in the Bay of Bengal. Greater part of the plain land constitute in Balasore, Cuttack, Puri and Ganjam wher most of the people resides. On the other hand, ¾ (three fourth of total area of state are covered by the hills and forests). The hills and forests constitute the north and north west along with the central and western plateaus formed the part of Vindhyan ranges. The hill regions in the Eastern Ghat lies upto the southern Odisha. These areas are particularly dominated by the tribals2. The Eastern Ghat hills pass through the four coastal districts with an extension into the Koraput, Nawarangapur, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Kadhamal. The present state of Odisha was known various names in the ancient and medieval periods. Perhaps there was not a single name by which the whole Odisha was known at present. D. C. Sircar,3 rightly said, “today Odisha which was indicate in ancient time is not entire Odisha”. The geographical names not only covered parts of odisha but also of other territories, the names of territorial units to which particular areas belonged often changed. The boundaries of such units also sometimes varied time to time. The present Odisha or Orissa during the British rule may have been derived from the word Odra. Much probably this denoted an area in the past. It is very difficult to find the exact extent the country Odra. According to the Soro Copper plate of Somadatta a feudatory of 100 P: ISSN NO.: 2394-0344 RNI No.UPBIL/2016/67980 VOL-3* ISSUE-12* March- 2019 E: ISSN NO.: 2455-0817 Remarking An Analisation Harshavardh an and Hsuen Tsang account give some providing some logical beginning to know the information. The word Odisha, Odisa rajya has used development of Kalingan temple architecture. The by the Gajapati Kapilendra deva in Jagannath temple main group of Kalingan architecture on at the town of description in 1436 A.D. Such as in the Mahabharata Bhubaneswar and its nearby such as Puri and of Sarala Das4,Odisha is mentioned as Odra rastra or Konark. Apart from the development of temple Odisarastra in 15th century A.D. According to extended through the coast towards the south as far information of seventh century, the country Odra as Ganjam. In the northern Andhra there is a small comprised of Midnapur district of West Bengal and group of temple found at Mukhalingam which is Balasore, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jagat sighapur, similarities to this group. On the other hand towards Kedrapara, Khurda district of northern part of Odisha. the northern side an offshoot of the movement is to be Beside Odra country, greater part of Odisha found in a series of ruined shrines in present in the ancient period was known as Kalinga. The epic Mayurbhanja district upto Bengal and Bihar8. Mahabharata mentioned the name Kalinga. According After the Kalinga war, Odisha became come to epic, Kalinga was extended upto Ganges in the under the political and cultural domination of Mauryas. north and through it followed the river Vaitarani. It Because of the terrible war of Kalinga, Asoka had appears that the southern boundary of Kalinga changed his principle towards his subjects. For his extended up to the river Godavari. subject he implemented declaration mostly related to One of the portions of Odisha is known as material and moral welfare of the region. Perhaps the Utkal. The name Utkala became so familiar that it Odishan art and architecture might be developed into came to be associated with the whole Odisha. As per organized order9. After Asokan reign the Kalidasa’s Raghuvansa,5 he mentioned that MahameghabahanaKharavela was rise in Odisha prince Raghu after crossing the river Kapisa, the definitely not known, how? But according to Utkal will come and the people of Utkala showed him Hatigumpha inscription at Udayagiri, he was the path of Kalinga. From the explanation it is evident successful administrator, he under took various that Utkala was extended from river Kapisa(modern measure of his subjects. His capital was Kasai) in Midnapur district of West Bengal in the north Kalinganagari which is identified as Sisupalgarh, a to boundary of Kalingain the south. place neighborhood of Dhauli. In his reign period he In the 8th century A.D. Utkala became Tosala constructed the cave at Udayagiri for the settler of the during the reign of Bhauma-Karas. According to Soro arhat of Jaina in the rainy season. It is one of the Copper plate records, Tosali was divided into two important cave not only for Odisha but also for the parts. The northern part known as Uttara-Tosali and eastern India for rock cut caves. In the inscription, he southern part denoted as Dkshina-Tosali. But the has inscribed that in the thirteenth regnal year he was name Tosali was not mentioned by their successor, renovated/repaired all the temples. This indicates the Somavamsi. It is clear that the name Tosali was never existence of shrines in Kalinga prior to Kharavela rule. named after the Bhaumakaras after the first quarter of But there is no sufficient evidence to be got. 10th century A.D. It is difficult to arrange systematically the In the 7th-8th century A.D. a portion of development of architecture inOdisha. Percy Brown10 Dakshina-Tosali to the south of Chilikalake was rightly said that it is not possible to treat its various renamed as Kongoda. It was then under phases dynastically but they will be dealt with Sailodbhabas. Bhauma-akarasa conquered Kongoda geographically. So each will be described according from Sailodbhabas. The undivided Sambalpur and to the region in which it flourished. It is very important Bolangir districts of western odisha constituted an that to understand the architectural development of area called Kosala, which was held by the Odisha because geographically, the land Odisha is Somavansis. Their capital was at Vinitapura which connecting the northern India and southern India. has been identified with modern Bimika near Sonepur. From which, artistically, the architecture of Odisha has This place was renamed as Yayatinagar by the assimilated the both part of India, the Indo-Aryan and Somavansi ruler Yayati I. The Baudh-Phulbani area in Dravidian architecture as well. The temple of Odisha the upper Mahanadi Valley and Khinching in provided the most logical beginning for a study of Mayurbhanja district were called KhinjaliMandal and Indo-Aryan style. Though the main group of temple Khinjingakota respectively in the Ninth-tenth Century concentrated on Bhubaneswar and its nearby region, A.D6. however the central development was considerable There is no clear evidence before the distance along the coast towards the south as far as Kalingawar, the Odisha has its architectural away as Ganjam within the present Andhra Pradesh. development. That’s why it is essential to know some There is small group of temples at Mukhalingam, political development in Odisha that will lead us some which is give some significance to the main group. In ideas about the architectural development. The the other direction, from Bhubaneswar towards north literary sources, the Purana has stated that Kalinga an offshoot of the movement has found in a series of had 32 (thirty two kings) from Mahabharata war the ruined shrines in the Mayurbhanja districts still further rise of Mahapadmananda in Magadha7.