Inscriptions of Orissa : With Special Reference to Subarnapur
Contents: Foreword. Key to transliteration. 1. The Stambhesvari Stone Inscription. 2. Lupursinga copperplate. 3. The Meghla Grant of Raja Prithvi Sing. 4. The Gobindpur charter of Prithvi Sing. 5. The Ghikundhi copperplate grant of Prithvi Sing. 6. Inscription on the Kasi Viswanath Temple of Lupursinga. 7. The Baghmarakud Rock inscription. 8. Four inscriptions of the Gundicha Temple. 9. Inscriptions on the Laksmi-Narasimha image of the Gundicha Temple. 10. Inscription on a Red sandstone of the Bhairava temple. 11. Two marble inscriptions. 12. The Gopalji Temple inscription. 13. The Pancaratha Temple Stone Inscription. 13. The Pancaratha Temple Stone Inscription. 14. Marble inscription of the Parvatipati Temple, Parvatipur. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. Illustrations.
Sonepur the headquarters of Subarnapur district of Orissa, has witnessed the rise and [fall of many royal dynasties- the Bhanjas, Somavamsis, Teluguehodas, Kalachuris, Gangas and Chauhans. They left footprints of their cultural heritage on monuments, cob per plates, coins, rocks and stones scattered here and the re through the length and breadth of Subarnapur.
This book attempts to record the voice of history engraved on slabs of stone or pieces of metal. It presents interpretation of 19 inscriptions of Subarnapur throwing a flood of /light on the political, social, cultural and economic life under the Chauhans who ruled this region for about 300 years.
Sonepur the headquarters of Subarnapur district of Orissa, has witnessed the rise and [fall of many royal dynasties- the Bhanjas, Somavamsis, Teluguehodas, Kalachuris, Gangas and Chauhans. They left footprints of their cultural heritage on monuments, cob per plates, coins, rocks and stones scattered here and the re through the length and breadth of Subarnapur.
This book attempts to record the voice of history engraved on slabs of stone or pieces of metal. It presents interpretation of 19 inscriptions of Subarnapur throwing a flood of /light on the political, social, cultural and economic life under the Chauhans who ruled this region for about 300 years.
