Sun temple of Konark
Konark is sun temple of world. Konark dedicated to the Sun God. konark is a constitute the Golden triangle of Orissa.Konark is also known as Konaditya. The name Konark is derived form the words Kona – Corner and Arka – Sun; it is situated on the north eastern of Puri or the Chakrakshetra. Konark is also known as Arkakshetra. . konark started for 1278 of the Ganga King Narasimha Deva is one of the grandest temples of India. The all population for late 19th century.Jagmohana is intact, even in this state, it is awe inspiring Konark temple. Legend has it that Samba, the king of Krishna and Jambavati entered the bathing chamber of Krishna’s wifes, and was cursed by Krishna with leprosy. It was decreed that he would be relieved of the curse by worshipping the sun God on the sea coast north east of Puri.
Accordingly Samba reached Konaditya Kshetra and discovered an image of Surya seated on the lotus, worshipped him and was relieved of his curse.The Konark temple is widely known not only for its architectural grandeur but also for the intricacy and profusion of sculptural work. The entire temple has been conceived as a chariot of the sun god with 24 wheels, each about 10 feet in diameter, with a set of spokes and elaborate carvings. Seven horses drag the temple. Two lions guard the entrance, crushing elephants. A flight of steps lead to the main entrance. uilt in the form of a chariot during the age of Kulottunga Chola I (1075-1120), is the earliest of this kind, and is still in a well preserved state. It is believed that this temple set the pace for the ratha vimana temples in India, as a distant descendant of Kulottunga I on the female line, and thefamous Eastern Ganga ruler Narasimha Deva, built the Sun Temple at Konark in the form of a chariot in the 13th century. Kulottunga Chola is also credited with having built the Suryanaar temple near Kumbhakonam. Temples dedicated to the Sun are not a common feature in the Tamil speaking region of the Indian subcontinent. Konark is best art of temple . .Architecture konark famous for Architecture daharama Konark related history of daharama.in this time daharama hero kanlinga(orissa)
CULTURE& CULTURAL DIFFUSION
Culture is one of the most important concept in social science. The study of human society immediately and necessarily leads us to the study of its culture. The study of society or any aspect of it becomes in complete without a proper understanding of the culture of that society culture and society go together.
They are inseparable. Culture is a unique possession of man. it is one of the distinguishing traits of human society.. Only man is born and brought up in a cultural environment.. Other animals live in natural environment .Every man is born into a society is same as saying that man is born into a culture. The dictum man is a social being can thus be redefined as man is a cultural being. Every man can be regarded as a representative of his culture . culture which is the unique quality of man separates him from lower animals.
Culture is a very board term that includes in itself all our walks of life our modes of behavior, our philosophic and ethics, our morals and manners, our customs and traditions, our religious, political, economical and other type of activated. Culture includes all that man has acquired in his individual and social life.
THE CULT OF JAGANNATH
Orissa, ancient kalinga, a land of unique culture of Indian subcontinent is situated ON the coast of Bay of Bengal. It is a meeting ground of north and south Indian culture. The exponents of different faiths like adi sankaracharya Ramanujacharya, Nimbarkacharya, Madhabacharya, Narahri Tirtha, Guru Nanak dev, santh tulsidas, chaitanya mahaprabhu have visited this holy land in the proud spirit of cosmopolitanism. It has adopted religions like primitivism, jainism, Budhism, Brahmanism, saivism, saktism, Goudiya Vaishnavism, cult of satyapira etc. Above and all, the cult of Lord Jagannath, a synthesized cult of Orissa has reigned supreme is universally recognized and accepted.
Puri is know as international holy city, a center of pilgrimage and also important as one of the four Dhama of Hindu tradition. The name of purusottam alias Jagannath is know as historically from 10thcentury A.D from mahiar stone inscription of satna district of madhyaprades. Lord Jagannath is a post-vedic deity and several reference ara found from the Agamas, the puranas, the satakas, the kavyas, the Gita Govinda of Jaydev, the Madalapanji and Saradha Tilaka as deity Jagannath the lord of universe has to cover an un-measurable time
from fallic form of Linga of Srishailam or,mukhalingam and later on as Adi Narayan in mahendragiri to chaturdha murti ichnographically.
Padma Vesha Of Lord Jagannath
Padma Vesa of Lord Jagannath is an amazing story. The Padma Vesha of Lord Jagannatha is done on any Saturday or Wednesday between the new moon day of Magha and Basanta Panchami. In Padma Vesha Lord Jagannath is adorned with beautiful lotus flowers. The history behind this padma Vesha is quite beautiful and amazing. The younger brother of the last Ganga King was Mitrabhanu Dev. Mahatma Monohar Das was his revered priest. He was very famous as a devotee of Lord Jagannath throughout the State of Orissa.
Once he was coming from mahindra hill, he saw a pond full with lotus flower. He was attracted a lot towards them and plucked some flowers for lord jagannath.Because of delay the lotus flowers by that time had been turned blacks. The sevak of Lord Jagannath refused to decorate the Lord Jagannath with such flowers. All his hopes were turned into despair instantly. He waited near the Lion’s gate of the temple after covering the dried flowers with a cloth. Three days passed away. Then suddenly dried flowers were turned to fresh lotus flowers. Their beautiful fragrance was spread in the inner compound of the temple. The Sevak of the Lord Jagannath Temple knew about the dried flowers previously. Everybody was astonished to see the wonderful change with their own eyes. Lord Jagannath, after the lotus flowers adoration, became heavenly beautiful in the eyes of the devotees. In the memory of this sacred pastimes, Lord Jagannath is adorned with beautiful lotus flowers every year in the month of Magha before Basanta Panchami, Wednesday or Saturday.
Oriya History
Orissa has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic cultural remains abound. The history of Orissa makes an interesting case-study in that. The word Oriya is an anglicised version of Odia which itself is a modern name for the Odra or Udra tribes that inhabited the central belt of modern Orissa. Orissa has also been the home of the Kalinga and Utkal tribes that played a particularly prominent role in the region’s history, and one of the earliest references to the ancient Kalingas appears in the writings of Vedic chroniclers.Oriya, one of the 22 languages officially recognizes in India, belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. Oriya, along with Bengali and Assamese, has been derived from the Eastern Magadhi Apabhramsa and trace its origin to the 10th century. In the 16th and 17th century, the language fell under the spell of Sanskrit. However, during the 17th and 18th centuries, it followed a new line of approach. The history of Oriya language is divided into Old Oriya (10th century-1300), Early Middle Oriya (1300-1500), Middle Oriya (1500-1700), Late Middle Oriya
(1700-1850) and Modern Oriya (1850 till present day).
Oriya Festivals
Orissa is the only State which celebrates 13 festivals within 12 months. Oriya people are god fearing and well cultured. Savitri Brata, Samba Dasami, Sital Sasthi, Viswakarma Puja, Bali Jatra, Sambar Dashami, Maha Sivaratri and Rama Navami are the major Festivals in Orissa. God Jagannath Temple, Konark Temple, Brahmeswar Temple, Mukteswar Temple, Rajarani Temple. Khira Chora Gopinnath Temple and Sarala Temple are the major temples in Orissa.Read More
Oriya Culture
The art & culture of orissa is amazing and commendable. Orissa is a grate state surrounding with lovely rivers, forest, mountains and temples. Oriya is the prime language of orissa and in west orissa people use Sambapuri language for communicating. The marvels of the Konark temple, the sanctum sanctorum at puri, the aquatic habitat at chilka and the art of Oddisi dance are the real arts and culture of Orissa. Read More