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| Site | Date(s) | Picture | Location | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gudahandi | c. 20000 BCE | Kalahandi district | Rock paintings from Upper Paleolithic. | ||
| Vikramkhol | c.3000 BCE | Jharsuguda | Prehistoric human rock shelter with inscriptions. | [1] |
Singhapura (In Jajpur Dist): Some historians said that it was the capital of Singha Bahu, a Kalinga King who was contemporary of Lord Buddh and Bimbisar of Rajgrih. His exiled son Prince Vijaya established Sinhalese dynasty in Sri Lanka. The Archaeological Survey of India has been requested to excavate this site to unravel the truth.
| Site | Date(s) | Picture | Location | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhauli | 262 BCE |  | Dhauli, Bhubaneswar | Site of the Kalinga War | [2] |
| Sisupalgarh | c.300 CE |  | Bhubaneswar 20°13′35.9″N85°51′11.0″E / 20.226639°N 85.853056°E | Ancient fort | [3] |
| Asurgarh | c.9th century BCE | Kalahandi | Asurgarh is an archaeological site in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, India. Asurgarh is one of the sites which has its beginning in around 8th-9th century BC and emerged as one of the early urban fortified settlements in the region and it is older than Sisupalgarh. Archaeologists have unearthed artefacts believed to be 2,300-year-old while carrying out excavation at the Asurgarh Fort in Odisha’s Kalahandi district. DB Gadanayak, Archaeological Survey of India, says Asurgarh is one of the sites which has its beginning in around 8th-9th century BC and emerged as one of the early urban fortified settlements in the region by the efforts of tribal and non-tribal inhabitants of the region. [4] Lokesh Durga, Department of History of Delhi University, says Asurgarh settlement is older than Sisupalgarh and the first Urbanization process in Odisha started from Asurgarh. [4] [5] [6] | [7] [8] | |
| Bindusagar Tank | c. 7-8th century CE |  | Old Town, Bhubaneswar | A ritual tank with a shrine in the centre. | [9] |
| Chausath Yogini Temples | c. 9th century CE |  | Jharial, Bolangir | A hypaethral temple for 64 yoginis | [10] |
| Chausathi Jogini Temple | 9th century CE |  | Hirapur, Khurda | Hypaethral temple for 64 Yoginis in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar | [11] |
| Anantashayana Vishnu | 9th century CE |  | Sarang, Dhenkanal | 15 metre long rock cut image of Vishnu lying in rest. | [12] |
| Site | Date(s) | Picture | Location | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnagiri | c.10th century |  | Jajpur | Buddhist monastery built by the Bhauma-Kara dynasty | [13] |
| Lalitgiri | c.10th century |  | Cuttack | A group Buddhist monasteries. | [14] |
| Brahmeswara Temple | 1058 CE |  | Bhubaneswar | Shiva temple built during reign of the Somavamsis | [15] |
| Jagannath Temple | c.1090 |  | Puri | Vaishnava temple built by Eastern Ganga dynasty kings. | [16] |
| Lingaraja Temple | c.1100 |  | Bhubaneswar | Shiva temple built by Somavamsi kings. | [17] |
| Gundicha Temple | 12th century |  | Puri | Built by the Eastern Ganga dynasty. Houses the main idols during the Ratha Yatra festival. | [18] [19] |
| Barabati fort | c. 1230 |  | Cuttack | Presumed to have been built by Anangabhimadev III of the Eastern Ganga dynasty | [20] |
| Kapilash Temple | 1246 |  | Dhenkanal | Shiva temple constructed by Narasingha Deva I. | [21] |
| Konark Sun Temple | c. 1250 |  | Konark | Supposedly built by king Narasingha Deva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250. | [22] |
| Ananta Vasudeva Temple | c.1278 |  | Bhubaneswar | Vaishnava temple built by Queen Chandrika, daughter of Anangabhimadeva III, of the Eastern Ganga dynasty | [16] [23] |
| Atharanala Bridge | c.1300 |  | Puri 19°49′11″N85°49′54.1″E / 19.81972°N 85.831694°E | Bridge with 18 arches, purportedly built by Narasingha Deva II of Eastern Ganga Dynasty. | [24] |
| Biraja Temple, Jajpur | 13th Century | Built originally by Jajati Keshari of Soma Dynasty | |||
| Annakoteshvara Temple | 16th Century | Latadeipur, Gondia, Dhenkanal | Shiva temple built during the reign of the Gajapati dynasty | [25] [26] | |
| Alarnath Temple | 1610 AD | Brahmagiri, Puri, 752011 | [27] | ||
| Baladevjew Temple | 1707 |  | Kendrapara | Temple built during Maratha occupation of Odisha. | [28] |
| Qadam-e-Rasool | 1718 | Cuttack | Mosque built by Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan. Purportedly contains a Qadam Rasul (footprint of Muhammad). | [29] |
| Site | Date(s) | Picture | Location | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joranda Gadi | Early 20th century |  | Joranda, Dhenkanal | Contains the samadhi of the founder of the Mahima Dharma sect. | [30] |
| Inchudi | 1930 | Balasore | Site of Salt Satyagraha in the state. | [31] |
Jagannatha is a deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India as part of a triad along with his (Krishna's) brother Balabhadra, and sister, Subhadra. Jagannath, within Odia Hinduism, is the supreme god, Purushottama, and the Para Brahman. To most Vaishnava Hindus, particularly the Krishnaites, Jagannath is a form of Krishna, sometimes as the avatar of Vishnu. To some Shaiva and Shakta Hindus, he is a symmetry-filled tantric form of Bhairava, a fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation.
The Ratha Yatraof Puri, also rendered as the Ratha Jatra, is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh (June–July). The festival is held at the city of Puri, in the state of Odisha, India and associated with the deity Jagannath. During the festival, three deities are drawn by a multitude of devotees in three massive, wooden chariots on bada danda to Gundicha Temple whereby they reside there for a week and then return to the Jagnannath temple. This return trip is referred to as the Bahuda Yatra.
Puri, also known as, Jagannath Puri, is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is home to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple and is one of the original Char Dham pilgrimage sites for Hindus.
The Chausath Yogini Temple of Hirapur, also said Mahamaya Temple, is 20 km outside Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state of Eastern India. It devotes to the worship of the yoginis, auspicious goddess-like figures.
The Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Jagannath, a form of Vishnu in Hinduism and two of his siblings, Balaram and Subhadra, alongside Sudarshan. It is located in Puri in the state of Odisha, situated on the eastern coast of India. As per temple records, King Indradyumna of Avanti built the main temple of Jagannath at Puri. The present temple was rebuilt from the eleventh century onwards, on the site of the pre-existing temples in the compound, but not the main Jagannath temple, and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. Many of the temple rituals are based on Oddiyana Tantras which are the refined versions of Mahayana Tantras as well as Shabari Tantras which are evolved from Tantric Buddhism and tribal beliefs respectively. The local legends link the idols with aboriginal tribes and the daitapatis (servitors) claim to be descendants of the aboriginals. The temple is one of the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of the Vaishnavite tradition.
Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, formerly called Kattaka Gumpha or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance 3 kms south of the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri mentioned as Kumari Parvata in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves built during the 1st century BCE. It is believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela. Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18 caves while Khandagiri has 15 caves.
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Hindu Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India. The temple is attributed to king Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about 1250 CE.
Bhattarika Temple is located on the bank of Mahanadi River, at Sasanga village in the tehsil Baramba,, Cuttack district, Odisha, India. It is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Maa Bhattarika worshipped as a manifestation of Shakti. As per the Puranic tradition, Parashurama, facing certain defeat at the hands of Saharsrajuna, prayed to Durga who appeared on this spot to impart her divine power to his aid. The festival Pana Sankranti is celebrated here in April, Akshaya Tritiya in May and Dussehra in October.
Shri Mahavir Ji is an important and prominent Jain pilgrimage site situated in Shri Mahaveerji town in Hindaun Block, Karauli district in Rajasthan. Given the importance of the religious place, the Indian Railways has specifically developed a railway station under West Central Railway zone by the name of Shri Mahaveerji railway station which is 10 minutes drive from the temple and temple authorities have arranged for regular buses from the station to the temple. The temple is visited by millions of Jain and Hindu devotees every year.
The history of cave paintings in India or rock art range from drawings and paintings from prehistoric times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such as the rock-cut artificial caves at Ajanta and Ellora, extending as late as 6th–10th century CE.
The history of Kalahandi goes back to the primitive period where a well-civilized, urbanized, and cultured people inhabited this land mass around 2000 years ago. The world's largest celt of Stone Age and the largest cemetery of the megalithic age have been discovered in Kalahandi. This shows the region had a civilized culture since the pre-historic era. Asurgarh near Narla in Kalahandi was one of the oldest metropolises in Odisha whereas the other one was Sisupalgarh near Bhubaneswar. Some other historical forts in the region includes Budhigarh, Amthagarh, Belkhandi and Dadpur-Jajjaldeypur. This land was unconquered by the great Ashoka, who fought the great Kalinga War, as per Ashokan record. In medieval period the region had played a prominent role to link South India, Eastern India and Central India region and witnessed the battle ground for Somavamsi, Chola, Kalachuris of Kalyani and Eastern Ganga dynasty. Kalahandi region was the main route for Chola to attack Subarnapur.
Annakoteshwara Temple, Annakoteswar Temple, or Annakotisvara Siva Temple is located in Latadeipur in Gondia tehsil in Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva with a stone shivalinga.
Digambara Jaina Temple is a Jain temple in Bhubaneswar, in the state of Odisha, India. The temple is on the top of Khandagiri hill. This hill is honeycombed with a series of rock-cut Jaina caves, commissioned by King Kharavela in the 1st century BCE. The rock-cut caves are protected by Archaeological Survey of India. The enshrining deities are a series of Jaina tirthankara images.
Shri Shri Hari Baladev Jew Bije is a Hindu temple of lord Jagannath located in Baripada, Mayurbhanj district, in the state of Odisha, India. The name Jagannath is a combination of the Sanskrit words Jagat (Universe) and Nath.
The Varahanatha Temple, also known as Yajna Varaha Temple, is a Hindu temple complex, located on the left bank of the Vaitarani River on an island formed by the river, in Jajpur, Odisha, India. The main shrine is dedicated to Varaha, the boar avatar of the god Vishnu. Built in 15-16th century, the temple is constructed in Kalinga architectural style. Besides the central Varaha shrine, there are numerous subordinate shrines to deities like Shiva, Vishnu, Vimala and others.
Khajuresvara temple complex is a group of deula-complex in Odisha, India. These Buddhist and Shaiva-Shakta temple complex is localed at Khajurasahi, Sergarh, Balasore. The Deula complex was built during 9-10th CE. There are several stone idols found to be placed in each of the deula. The largest deula, Khajuresvara, has been devastated. Later the idols from Khajuresvara were placed in a newly built deula. The idols worshiped in the different deulas are Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Vaishnavi and Purushottama. The deulas were built based on Kalinga architecture. The deulas that are intact were built in the "khakara" style except one where the latter was built in "rekha" style. The newly built temple was built in "pidha" style. There are a few idols that are found in this temple which date back to the Somavamshi period and carved during 10-11th CE. The idols are mainly carved in laterite.
Atharanala - a historic laterite stone bridge over the Madhupur or Musa stream at the entrance to the city of Puri, Odisha (India) on Puri - Bhubaneswar road, locally known as Atharnala bridge; a Monument of National Importance N-OR-64 officially recognized by Archaeological Survey of India. Due to safety reasons the bridge is excluded from heavy vehicle traffic.
The Yogini temples of India are 9th- to 12th-century roofless hypaethral shrines to the yoginis, female masters of yoga in Hindu tantra, broadly equated with goddesses especially Parvati, incarnating the sacred feminine force. They remained largely unknown and unstudied by scholars until late in the 20th century. Several of the shrines have niches for 64 yoginis, so are called Chausath Yogini Temples ; others have 42 or 81 niches, implying different sets of goddesses, though they too are often called Chausath yogini temples. Even when there are 64 yoginis, these are not always the same.
Gajapati Rāmachandra Deva I was the founder of the Bhoi dynasty of Khurda in Odisha, India. He established the Khurda kingdom in 1568 and after the death of Mukunda Deva he made an alliance with Akbar and was recognised as Gajapati. Madala Panji associated him with Yaduvamsa of Mahabharata. Gajapati Ramachandra Deva was also a Sanskrit poet and a scholar, he authored the celebrated drama "Shrikrushnabhaktabachhalya Charitam". The Odia populace gave him the title of "Thakura Raja" as a mark of respect for renovating the damaged Hindu temples that were destroyed by the invasion of Kalapahad. Ramachandra Deva's regnal title was "Vira Sri Gajapati Viradhi Viravara Pratapi Ramachandra Deva".
Chamatkarji is an important Jain temple located near Ranthambore Fort in the city of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.
