CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Mandapa, interior, pillar view

Subject: Mandapa, interior, west wall, right side niche

Subject: Mandapa, interior, central ceiling

Subject: Garbhagrha wall, west niche

Subject: Garbhagrha wall, southwest corner, view

Subject: Garbhagrha wall, northwest corner

Subject: Nandi, front view

Subject: Nandi, profile

Subject: Nandia (Paddy Storage Unit). Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. This terracotta storage unit is used for storing boiled paddy.

Subject: Nandia (Paddy Storage Unit). Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. This terracotta storage unit is used for storing boiled paddy.

Subject: Nandia (Paddy Storage Unit). Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. This terracotta storage unit is used for storing boiled paddy.

Subject: Shiva . The Hindu god Shiva is represented here wearing a garland of skulls around his neck and carries in his hands a deerskin, a trident, a small hand drum and the fourth hand is in abhayamudra (gesture of fearlessness). We also see Shiva’s vehicle in the world, his vahana, the bull Nandi. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Shiva . The Hindu god Shiva is represented here wearing a garland of skulls around his neck and carries in his hands a deerskin, a trident, a small hand drum and the fourth hand is in abhayamudra (gesture of fearlessness). We also see Shiva’s vehicle in the world, his vahana, the bull Nandi. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Shiva . The Hindu god Shiva is represented here wearing a garland of skulls around his neck and carries in his hands a deerskin, a trident, a small hand drum and the fourth hand is in abhayamudra (gesture of fearlessness). We also see Shiva’s vehicle in the world, his vahana, the bull Nandi. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Prava of Lord Jagannatha. A prava is a decorative wood work on the chariots designed for the ratha yatra. This is the illustrated back support wooden panel of Lord Jagannatha's chariot. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Chariot Wheel of Lord Jagannatha (Nandighosh). The chariots of Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannatha are newly constructed every year for the ratha yatra. This is a wheel from Lord Jagannatha's chariot called Nandighosa. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Chariot Wheel of Lord Jagannatha (Nandighosh). The chariots of Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannatha are newly constructed every year for the ratha yatra. This is a wheel from Lord Jagannatha's chariot called Nandighosa. Side view of the wheel. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Chariot of Jagannatha (Nandighosh). The three chariots of Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannatha are newly constructed every year for the ratha yatra. These chariots are like miniature shrines in wood. Lord Jagannatha's chariot is called Nandighosa. It is decked with a cover made of red and yellow cloth and four white horses. Front view of the chariot. This object has been procured from Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Chariot of Jagannatha (Nandighosh). The three chariots of Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannatha are newly constructed every year for the ratha yatra. These chariots are like miniature shrines in wood. Lord Jagannatha's chariot is called Nandighosa. It is decked with a cover made of red and yellow cloth and four white horses. Detail of the wood carving on the chariot. This object has been procured from Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Ushakothi. This (left) part of the wall is painted with an image of Shiva and Nandi. Shiva is flanked by two women attendants on each side. At the top, there are painted images of Ganesha and Kartikeya in the left and right corners respectively. At the bottom, there are painted images of Basuki the snake and a Tulsi Chaura.

Subject: General view (Amman Shrine, Nandi, Mandapa)

Subject: Loose image of Nandisvara Island in Vardhamana half-hall (ardhamandapa)