Some Tantric Esotericism of Orissa/Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo. Kolkata,
R.N. Bhattacharya, 2003, xvi, 422 p., ills., ISBN 81-87661-30-5. [Orissa
Historical Series, No. 9]
Some Tantric Esotericism of Orissa/Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo. Kolkata,
R.N. Bhattacharya, 2003, xvi, 422 p., ills., ISBN 81-87661-30-5. [Orissa
Historical Series, No. 9]
Contents: Introduction. 1. Devarsani of Nuapada district, is the earliest Sakti site of Orissa. 2. Yoni discovered Maraguda Valley. 3. Model stone plough. 4. Pre-historic rock shelter painting of Yogimath Donger. 5. Megalithic twin-Urn burial discovered at Sandohel. 6. Pre-history, proto history and urban transition in Nuapada and Kalahandi districts. 7. Orissa's contact with first civilization of the world. 8. Archaeology of Kalahandi and Nuapada districts. 9. Art and culture of Kalahandi and Nuapada district. 10. Systematic archaeological explorations and excavations required in Western Orissa. 11. Search of the unkown civilization of Tel and Rahul Valleys. 12. Study of urban transition at Maruguda Valley. 13. Archaeological remains near Titilagarh and its vicinity. 14. Synopsis of Sambalpur. 15. Archaeological remains of Patnagarh. 16. Archaeological remains of Junagarh. 17. The surviving descendents of Nala dynasty of Orissa. 18. A study of Karnunda Mandala. 19. Ranipur-Jharial culture had extended to the right valley of Sundar river. 20. Trade and commerce of ancient period in Western Orissa. 21. Study of Tantra influence in Orissa. 22. Study on identification of Uddiyana pitha (site). 23. Stambhesvari the tutelary Goddess of the Parvatadvarakas. 24. Archaeological remains of Tantra in Nuapada district, Orissa. 25. Vestings of Tantric art in Kalahandi district, Orissa. 26. Contribution of Kalahandi district to Vaishnava Tantra in Orissa. 27. Tantrict art in Balangir district, Orissa. 28. Tantric art in Sonepur district, Orissa. 29. Two varieties of Kosali style of temple architecture. 30. Bodhi Komna and its vicinity. 31. The standing structure of Kosalesvara temple at Baidyanath and the Mukhasala of the Kapilesvara temple at Charda are Kalachuri structures. 32. Kosalesvar mis-represented as Kusalesvar. 33. Temple of Narasimhanath is a Kalachuri structure. 34. Hari-Hara cult in Orissa. 35. Uma-Mahesvara image of Belkhandi is the earliest Uma-Mahesvara with Urdhva-linga (penis erectus) in Orissa. 36. Earliest Laxmi-Narayan sculpture of Orissa, is in Kalahandi district. 37. Study on identification of Kalachuri King, mentioned in Patna Museum plates of Mahasivagupta Yayati, (Regnal year 8). 38. Index.
"Though Orissa province of India has not remained 'terra icognito' to the historical world, Orissa needs much field surveys and excavations, for giving justification to its archaeological remains. Author has been carrying on the required works in individual level since 1968. Thirty seven research papers both unpublished and published of the author, have been compiled in this books, for easy assess. Yogic interpretations have been given for the first time, on the antiquities discovered." (jacket)