A report on Eastern Ganga dynasty

Main Temple Structure, Konark Sun Temple.

Jagannath Temple at Puri, built by Maharaja Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva.

13th century temple inscription of Ananta Vasudeva Temple

Loving Couple (Mithuna) 13th century, Eastern Ganga Dynasty, Orissa, India

A Temple in Sri Mukhalingam temple complex

Konark Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha, built by King Narasimhadeva I (1238–1264), it is now a World Heritage Site.

A Stone carved throne at Simhachalam temple

The Eastern Ganga dynasty also known as Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas were a large medieval era Indian royal dynasty that reigned from Kalinga from as early as the 5th century to the early 15th century.

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Odisha

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Indian state located in Eastern India.

Lingaraja Temple built by the Somavanshi king Jajati Keshari

Hathigumpha on the Udayagiri Hills built in c. undefined

Shanti Stupa at Dhauli is the location where Kalinga War was fought in c. undefined

Satellite view of the Mahanadi river delta

Odisha State Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar

One of the iron ore mines in Keonjhar district

East Coast Railway headquarters, Bhubaneswar

Irrawaddy dolphins can be found in Chilika

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The Rath Yatra in Jagannath Temple, Puri

Gundichaghagi waterfall Keonjhar during monsoons

They were replaced by the Eastern Ganga dynasty.

Kalinga (historical region)

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Historical region of India.

Kalinga located in eastern Indian coast, in Vedic Period in c.1100 BCE

Possible extent of the Nanda Empire under its last ruler Dhana Nanda

Maurya Empire at Ashoka's regin in 250 BCE

Map of the Maha-Meghavahanas, circa 20 BCE

Gupta Empire on its zenith in 350 CE, under Samudragupta

It was subsequently ruled by several regional dynasties whose rulers bore the title Kalingādhipati ("Lord of Kalinga"); these dynasties included Mahameghavahana, Vasishtha, Mathara, Pitrbhakta, Shailodbhava, Somavamshi, and Eastern Ganga.

Puri

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Coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.

King Indradyumna of Ujjayani credited with building the original Puri Jagannath temple in 318 AD

H.H Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, The Shankaracharya of Puri

The Atharanala Bridge dating back to the 16th century at the entrance of Puri

Samudra arati of worship of the sea by disciples of the Matha at Puri

The main entrance of the Jagannath Temple

Puri sea beach viewed from the light house

The Grand Road near the Jagannath Temple

The Ratha Yatra in Puri in modern times showing the three chariots of the deities with the Temple in the background

The Narendra Tirtha tank where ceremonies of Chandan Yatra are performed

Suna Besha or Golden Attire of Lord Jagannatha

A scene from a play being enacted during the Sahi Yatra

When the present temple was built by the Eastern Ganga king Anantavarman Chodaganga in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, it was called Purushottamkshetra.

The Gajapatis at their height in the mid-15th century

Gajapati Empire

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Kapileswar Temple at old Bhubaneswar built during the reign of Kapilendra Deva (r.1434–66).

Depiction of Gajapati Prataparudradeba in Sarpeswara temple, built during his rule at Balarampur village near Kakhadi.

15th century copper plate grant of Gajapati emperor Purushottama Deva

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Narendra tank at Puri built during the rule of Kapilendra Deva

Meghanada wall fortifications of the Puri Jagannath temple constructed during the rule of Kapilendra Deva

The Gajapati Empire was an empire established by the Suryavamsa (IAST: Sūryavaṃśa, "Solar dynasty") dynasty who were a medieval Hindu dynasty from the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Trikalinga (most of present-day Odisha and Northern coastal Andhra) from 1434 to 1541 CE and succeeded the reign of the Eastern Gangas.

Jagannath Temple, Puri

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Important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu - one of the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, Puri is in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India.

Statue of Aruna the charioteer of the Sun God on top of the Aruna Stambha in front of the Singhadwara.

The Singhadwara in 1870 showing the Lion sculptures with the Aruna Stambha Pillar in the foreground

Cluster of minor temples in the southern part of Jagannath temple complex, including the Vimala Temple (extreme right), c. 1890

The Dola Mandapa in 1890 where the annual Dol Yatra is held.

Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, a painting by James Fergusson

The backside of the Jagannath temple with the 'Koili Baikuntha' garden in the foreground.

Shri Dibyasingha Deb, Chief Servitor of the Temple.

Bird's EyeView Of Jagannath Temple complex

The present temple was rebuilt from the 10th century onwards, on the site of pre existing temples in the compund but not the main Jagannatha temple, and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.

Bhubaneswar

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Capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha.

Hathigumpha inscriptions at the Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves near Bhubaneswar

City of Bhubaneswar from Khandagiri hill

East Coast Railway Headquarters in Bhubaneswar

Tata Consultancy Services in Bhubaneswar

Academic Block of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

Institute of Physics Bhubaneswar library

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar

Muktesvara deula, covered with erotic ancient carvings, known for its quality of sculptures

Bindusagara water tank on a winter morning

Ravindra Mandapa, an auditorium in Bhubaneswar

Pahala rasagola, a famous sweet which originated in Odisha

Chhena Gaja, another famous sweet of Odisha

After the Kesharis, the Eastern Gangas ruled Kalinga area until the 14th century CE.

Anangabhima Deva III

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Ruins of Barabati Fort in Cuttack, the construction of which started during the rule of Anangabhima Deva III

King Anangabhima Deva III depicted at Naganath Temple, Nagena, Dhenkanal

Sanskrit Inscription of Anangabhima Deva III at Chateswara Temple built during his rule

Megheswara temple in Bhubaneswar built during the rule of Anangabhima Deva III

Chateswara Temple built during the rule of Anangabhima Deva III

Anangabhima Deva III's Jagannath Temple at Jajpur that was rebuilt in 18th Century by the Maratha Hindu ruler Raghuji Bhonsle I and after it was attacked by Bengal Nawab Suleiman Karani in the year 1568.

Anangabhima Deva III was a powerful Odia ruler and reformist of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty that ruled an early medieval Odisha centered empire in eastern India from the year 1211-1238 A.D. He was successful in maintaining a large extent of territory that stretched from the river Ganga in the north to Godavari in the South.

Konark Sun Temple

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A Sun temple at Konark about 35 km northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.

A stone wheel engraved in the walls of the temple. The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 such wheels. Each wheel has a diameter of 9feet, 9inches, with 8spokes.

A lithography plate from James Fergusson's "Ancient Architecture in Hindoostan" (1847) showing part of the main tower still standing

Watercolour painting of two European officers with a dog exploring the interior, 1812

Watercolour "Somnath" drawing of the north side of Konark (1820). It depicts part of the main tower still standing.

Photograph of a general view from the south-west (c.1890).

Sculpture of a makara on Mayadevi Temple

A sculpture taken from the site at the British Museum

Closeup of the motif at the center of a stone wheel

Rosasala or kitchen of the temple complex

A long exposure photo of the beautiful Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha, at night

The temple is attributed to king Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about.

Cuttack

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Former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha.

Biju Pattnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha at Jobra

Odisha High Court from Ravenshaw Collegiate school

Tarakasi (Silver Filigree) Pendant and Ear rings

Barabati Fort arched gate over the moat is a symbol of Cuttack

Lalitgiri as a part of Pushpagiri Mahavihara

Subhash Bose extreme right with his family in Cuttack (circa 1905)

Toy boats afloat Mahanadi during Kartik purnima

Netaji Auditorium at Ravenshaw Collegiate School

Historical and archaeological evidence suggests Cuttack becoming capital of a kingdom founded by Raja Anangabhimadeva III of Ganga dynasty in 1211 CE.

Sculpture of Chodaganga Deva at Chudangasahi, Puri

Anantavarman Chodaganga

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Gangesvara Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva ((r.

Present Jagannath temple in Puri built by Anantavarman Chodaganga.

Royal Procession of Chodaganga at Garedi Panchana Temple

Royal court scene of Chodaganga at Buddhanath Temple, Garedi Panchana

1077 – 1150)) was a ruler of the Eastern Ganga dynasty which ruled the southern part of Kalinga, India.