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Hinduism In Odisha
Hinduism is a majority religion in Odisha, which is followed by nearly 93.6% of the total population of the state. Odisha has a very rich cultural heritage of Hinduism and the state has second highest percentage of Hindus, after Himachal Pradesh. The state is home for the tribal culture and historical Hindu temple, the notable includes the Jagannath Temple, Puri, Jagannath Temple in Puri and Lingaraja Temple. Ratha Yatra (Puri), Ratha Yatra of Puri is one of the biggest Hindu pilgrimage sites, Hindu pilgrimage in India. The state has also many Historic sites in Odisha, Historical sites. Demographics Majority of population of Odisha follows Hinduism, which is about 93.6% of the total population. Many of the Adivasi, tribal people follows their Tribal religions in India, traditional tribal religions. Hindus decadal population Hindu population by district Temples File:Konark Sun Temple Front view.jpg, Konark Sun Temple. File:Muktesvara deula.jpg, Muktesvara deula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingaraja Temple
Lingaraja Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, India. The temple is the most prominent landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of the major tourist attractions of the state. Shiva's consort and the temple's presiding Goddess, Parvati, is referred to as Annapurna or Girija. The Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar. The central tower of the temple is tall. The temple represents the quintessence of the Kalinga architecture and culminating the medieval stages of the architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar. The temple is believed to be built by the kings from the Somavaṃśī dynasty, Somavamsi dynasty, with later additions from the Eastern Ganga dynasty, Ganga rulers. The temple is built in the ''Deula'' style that has four components namely, ''vimana'' (structure containing the sanctum), ''jagamohana'' (assembly hall), ''natamandira'' (festival hall) and ''bhoga-mand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu Temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to whom it is dedicated.; Quote: "The Hindu temple is designed to bring about contact between man and the gods of Hinduism religion" (...) "The architecture of the Hindu temple symbolically represents this quest by setting out to dissolve or decrease the boundaries between man and the divine". Hindu temple architecture, which makes extensive use of squares and circles, has its roots in later Vedic traditions, which also influence the temples' construction and symbolism. Through astronomical numbers and particular alignments connected to the temple's location and the relationship between the deity and the worshipper, the temple's design also illustrates the idea of recursion and the Microcosm–macrocosm analogy, equivalency of the macrocosm and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu Temple Architecture
Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many different styles, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the ''Garbhagriha, garbha griha'' or womb-chamber, where the primary ''Murti'' or the image of a deity is housed in a simple bare cell. For rituals and prayers, this chamber frequently has an open space that can be moved in a clockwise direction. There are frequently additional buildings and structures in the vicinity of this chamber, with the largest ones covering several acres. On the exterior, the garbhagriha is crowned by a tower-like ''shikhara'', also called the ''Vimana (architectural feature), vimana'' in the south. ''Gopuram'' gateways are elaborate in the south. The shrine building often includes an circumambulatory passage for circumambulation, parikrama, a mandapa congregation hall, and sometimes an antarala antechamber and porch between garbhagriha and mandapa. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Odisha
The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the ''Mahabharata'', ''Maha Govinda Sutta'' and some ''Puranas''. The region was also known to other kingdoms in region of East Indies due to Maritime history of Odisha, maritime trade relations. In 1568 CE, considered to be a pivotal point in the region's history, the region was conquered by the armies of the Sultanate of Bengal led by the iconoclasm, iconoclast general Kalapahad. The region lost its political identity and the following rulers of the region were more often tributary lords than actual kings. By 1593, Odisha had passed completely to the Mughal Empire and became part of the Bengal Subah. After 1751, the Marathas gained control of the region. During the Maratha Empire, Maratha administration, literature and poetry flourished. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temples Of Telangana
The earliest Temples in Telangana include the Alampur Navabrahma Temples built during the 6th century CE by the Badami Chaulukyas. The Kalyani Chaulukyas built several temples in modern-day Telangana including the Ramalingeswara Temple, Nandikandi. Kakatiya architecture was developed during the reign of the Kakatiya dynasty between the 12th and 14th centuries. Prominent Kakatiya temples include the Ramappa and Thousand Pillar temples, as well as the Kota Gullu temple complex. The Karmanghat Hanuman Temple in Hyderabad is also dated to this period, however, the current temple structure is a later construction. The Birla Mandir, Hyderabad was constructed between 1966 and 1976 as one of several temples built by the Birla family. శ్రీరంగంలోని రంగనాథ స్వామి ఆలయాన్ని తలపించేలా తెలంగాణా రాష్ట్రంలోని నాగర్ కర్నూలు జిల్ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hindu Temples In Andhra Pradesh
This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by States and territories of India, state. This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to build a replica of the iconic Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati district, Tirupati in every Indian state and union territory that does not yet have one. The trust has developed 58 temples since 1933, mostly in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. It most recently opened a temple in Jammu in June 2023. It also plans to construct "smaller temples in remote and backward villages in South Indian states." Andhra Pradesh There are around 4,000 large temples in Andhra Pradesh state * Ahobilam * Alipiri * Amararama * Satyanarayana Temple, Annavaram, Annavaram * Bhavanarayana Temple, Sarpavaram * Bugga Ramalingeswara temple, Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Tadipatri * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taratarini Temple
Tara Tarini Mandir is a Hindu temple of Adi Shakti at the Kumari hills on the bank of Rushikulya river near Purushottampur in Ganjam district of Odisha, around 28km from Brahmapur city. Description of temple The main idols inside the garbagriha are two stone female faces adorned with gold and silver ornaments. Two brass heads representing their ''Chalanti Pratima'' are in between. There is also a small murti of the Buddha in the garbhagriha. Legends It is believed that the Shakti Pithas are the locations where the body parts of Maa Sati fell, after being cut by Sudarshan chakra of Lord Vishnu during the events of the Daksha yajna. It is said that Tara Tarini Mandir is located where Maa Sati's breasts fell. The temple is one of the four Adi Shakti Pithas: the others being the Kamakhya Temple where the genitals fell, the Vimala Temple where the feet fell, and the Kalighat Kali Temple where the toes of the right foot fell. Festivals Chaitra Jatra Chaitra Jatra, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muktesvara Deula
Mukteshwara Temple (; also spelt Mukteswara) is a 10th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The temple dates back to 950–975 CE and is a monument of importance in the study of the development of Hindu temples in Odisha. The stylistic development of the Mukteswara Temple marks the culmination of all earlier developments, and initiates a period of experiment which continues for an entire century, as seen in such temples as the Rajarani Temple and Lingaraj temple, both located in Bhubaneswar. It is one of the prominent tourist attractions of the city. History The Mukteshvara Temple is found to be the earliest work from the Somavamshi period. Most scholars believe that the temple is the successor to Parashurameshvara Temple and was built earlier to the Brahmeswara Temple (1060 CE). Percy Brown puts the date of construction of the temple to 950 CE. The presence of a ''torana'', which is not part of any other temple in the region, makes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple is a Hindu temple, Hindu Surya, Sun temple at Konark about northeast from Puri, Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.Konark: India , Encyclopædia Britannica The temple is attributed to king Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about . It is the pinnacle of Hindu Orissan architecture. Dedicated to the Hindu Sun-god Surya, it reflects the pinnacle of kalingan architecture and artistic excellence, what remains of the temple complex has the appearance of a high chariot with immense wheels and horses, all carved from stone. Once over high, much of the temple is now in ruins, in particular the large Vimana (architectural feature), shikara tower over the sanctua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribal Religions In India
Roughly 8.6 per cent of India's population is made up of " Scheduled Tribes" (STs), traditional tribal communities. In India those who are not Christians, Muslims, Jews, or Zoroastrians are identified as Hindus. The reason being varied beliefs and practices allowed in Hindusim and according of Hindusim as a geographical identity than merely Religious ones. Though, many of the Scheduled Tribes have modes of worship not typical to mainstream Hindusim but ontologically form part of the cultural practices of the land, as Nature or ancestral worship, with varying degrees of syncretism. According to the 2011 census of India, about 7.9 million (7,937,734) out of 1.21 billion people did not adhere to any of the subcontinent's main religious communities of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, or Jainism. The census listed atheists, Zoroastrians, Jews, and various specified and unspecified tribal religions separately under the header "Other Religions and Persuasions". Of thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adivasi
The Adivasi (also transliterated as Adibasi) are heterogeneous tribal groups across the Indian subcontinent. The term is a recent invention from the 20th century and is now widely used as a self-designation by groups classified as Scheduled Tribes by the Indian government. They are officially recognized as " Scheduled Tribes" in India and as " Ethnic Minorities" in Bangladesh. They comprise 8.6% of India's population and 1.1% of Bangladesh's; or 104.2 million in India, according to the 2011 census, and 2 million in Bangladesh according to the 2010 estimate. Claiming to be among the original inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent, many present-day Adivasi communities formed during the flourishing period of the Indus Valley Civilization or after the decline of the IVC, harboring various degrees of ancestry from ancient Dravidians, Indus Valley Civilization, Indo-Aryan, Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman language speakers. Adivasi studies is a new scholarly field, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Sites In Odisha
This article lists monuments and sites of historic importance in Odisha, India. Prehistoric Ancient 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. Medieval Colonial See also * History of Odisha The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Historic Sites In Odisha History of Odisha Lists of tourist attractions in Odisha Archaeological sites in Odisha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
