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The
temple culture is the most predominant feature that strikes the
visitor entering the holy state of Orissa. The numerous shrines
and temples dotted all over the state speak starkly of the role
of religion in Orissa's architecture, sculpture, metal crafts, textiles...
the entire gamut of everyday life, as it were... in a manner that
is at once vibrant and incredibly appealing.
Some of the most spectacular examples of religious architecture
are to be found here. From the splendid ruins of the Sun Temple
at Konark to the highly sanctified environs of the Jagannath Temple
at Pun, the impact of religious intensity is stunning beyond belief.
The Orissan temple architecture holds an appeal that is magnetic
and almost stupefying in its extravagance and mobility. The dizzying
heights of the heavily sculpted towers are as much reason for wonder
as are the exquisitely wrought base-reliefs within their numerous
halls. Orissa's Golden Triangle of Bhubaneswar-Puri-Konark alone
gives the visitor a remarkable vision of the clear line of development
linking the major temples.
The finger of creativity delineates an amorphous linkage amongst
the Orissan temples but the beauty of each one is pulsating with
life and joy. From the Parsurameswar Temple at Bhu banes war to
the Sun Temple at Konark, the temple, architecture spans a period
from the 7th to the 13th century A.D.
The
indigenous core of the Kalinga School of architecture rests on the
two essential structures - the deula or the conical convex spire
ending in a lotus shaped form; and the Jagmohan or the porch structure.
The inner sanctum lies at the base of the deula, while numerous
other halls, of offering, of dance, bathing platform and other lesser
shrines can be incorporated in the enclosed compound of the temple.
The other architectural beauty is the tiny Mukteswar Temple in Bhubaneswar
while the Vaital Temple is as impressive with its powerful nuances.
The circular Yogini shrines at Hirapur and Ranipur-Jharial are dynamically
forceful elements in religious architecture.
The
temple culture is the most predominant feature that strikes the
visitor entering the holy state of Orissa. The numerous shrines
and temples dotted all over the state speak starkly of the role
of religion in Orissa's architecture, sculpture, metal crafts, textiles...
the entire gamut of everyday life, as it were... in a manner that
is at once vibrant and incredibly appealing. 
The
indigenous core of the Kalinga School of architecture rests on the
two essential structures - the deula or the conical convex spire
ending in a lotus shaped form; and the Jagmohan or the porch structure.
The inner sanctum lies at the base of the deula, while numerous
other halls, of offering, of dance, bathing platform and other lesser
shrines can be incorporated in the enclosed compound of the temple.
