CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Relic chamber, painting details

Subject: Relic chamber, painting details

Subject: Relic chamber, painting details

Subject: Front elevation, plan and section

Subject: Front elevation, plan and section

Subject: Front elevation, plan and section

Subject: Front elevation, plan and section

Subject: Antarala, right wall, Naga figure

Subject: Antarala, left wall, Naga figure

Subject: General view, top of hill

Subject: Balarama. Balarama is a god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannatha tradition, as one of the triad deities. Balarama is depicted as light skinned, in contrast to his brother, Krishna, who is dark skinned. His weapons are the plough and the mace. Sometimes Balarama is considered one of the ten incarnations of the Lord Vishnu. Other legends identify him as the human incarnation of the serpent Shesha. He is the patron deity of farmers. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Balarama. Balarama is a god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannatha tradition, as one of the triad deities. Balarama is depicted as light skinned, in contrast to his brother, Krishna, who is dark skinned. His weapons are the plough and the mace. Sometimes Balarama is considered one of the ten incarnations of the Lord Vishnu. Other legends identify him as the human incarnation of the serpent Shesha. He is the patron deity of farmers. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Balarama. Balarama is a god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannatha tradition, as one of the triad deities. Balarama is depicted as light skinned, in contrast to his brother, Krishna, who is dark skinned. His weapons are the plough and the mace. Sometimes Balarama is considered one of the ten incarnations of the Lord Vishnu. Other legends identify him as the human incarnation of the serpent Shesha. He is the patron deity of farmers. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Buddha. Buddha is an epithet for the founder of Buddhism. In ancient Hinduism and Hindu texts, Lord Balarama is considered to be the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and the brother of the ninth avatar of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. But in the modified versions of the texts, he is considered to be an avatar of Shesha and is replaced by Buddha. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Buddha. Buddha is an epithet for the founder of Buddhism. In ancient Hinduism and Hindu texts, Lord Balarama is considered to be the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and the brother of the ninth avatar of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. But in the modified versions of the texts, he is considered to be an avatar of Shesha and is replaced by Buddha. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Buddha. Buddha is an epithet for the founder of Buddhism. In ancient Hinduism and Hindu texts, Lord Balarama is considered to be the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and the brother of the ninth avatar of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. But in the modified versions of the texts, he is considered to be an avatar of Shesha and is replaced by Buddha. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Buddha. Buddha is an epithet for the founder of Buddhism. In ancient Hinduism and Hindu texts, Lord Balarama is considered to be the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and the brother of the ninth avatar of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. But in the modified versions of the texts, he is considered to be an avatar of Shesha and is replaced by Buddha. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Buddha. Buddha is an epithet for the founder of Buddhism. In ancient Hinduism and Hindu texts, Lord Balarama is considered to be the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and the brother of the ninth avatar of Vishnu, Lord Krishna. But in the modified versions of the texts, he is considered to be an avatar of Shesha and is replaced by Buddha. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Painted Coconut with Krishna, Mahisasurmardani and Heramba. This coconut shell is painted with Krishna, Mahishasuramardini and Heramba. This side of the shell has iconography of Ganesha and Heramba painted over it. Coconut is a common fruit in Odisha, its endospermic shell is hard and durable. These are used in crafts by intricate whittling of the shell and then painting designs on them. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Subject: Painted Coconut with Krishna, Mahisasurmardani and Heramba. This coconut shell is painted with Krishna, Mahishasuramardini and Heramba. This side of shell has iconography of Mahishasuramardini and 10 Mahavidyas painted over it. Coconut is a common fruit in Odisha, its endospermic shell is hard and durable. These are used in crafts by intricate whittling of the shell and then painting designs on them. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Subject: Painted Coconut with Krishna, Mahisasurmardani and Heramba. This coconut shell is painted with Krishna, Mahishasuramardini and Heramba. This side of the shell has iconography of Ganesha and Heramba painted over it. Coconut is a common fruit in Odisha, its endospermic shell is hard and durable. These are used in crafts by intricate whittling of the shell and then painting designs on them. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Subject: Jatri Pati. This pattachitra image shows elongated main shrine of Jagannatha with the triad in bada-singhara vesa inside it. Also shown inside the shrine are the Garuda pillar with Shiva and Brahma on either side of it. Panels on top and bottom depict the dashavatara of Vishnu. On either side, episodes from Krishna-Leela, Ram-Leela and temple activities are shown. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Jatri Pati (tourist pattachitra) is a kind of souvenir or memento collected by pilgrims to gift to others. It is made in a wide range of sizes and of different degrees of detailing but it basically shows a vertical temple plan. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Jatri Pati. This pattachitra image shows elongated main shrine of Jagannatha with the triad in bada-singhara vesa inside it. Also shown inside the shrine are the Garuda pillar with Shiva and Brahma on either side of it. Panels on top and bottom depict the dashavatara of Vishnu. On either side, episodes from Krishna-Leela, Ram-Leela and temple activities are shown. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Jatri Pati (tourist pattachitra) is a kind of souvenir or memento collected by pilgrims to gift to others. It is made in a wide range of sizes and of different degrees of detailing but it basically shows a vertical temple plan. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Gol Mandir. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. This is a round plan of Jagannatha temple. The image shows elongated main shrine of Jagannatha with the triad in bada-singhara vesa inside it. Also shown inside the shrine are the Garuda pillar with Shiva and Brahma on either side of it. Panels on top and bottom depict the dashavatara of Vishnu. On either side, episodes from Krishna-Leela, Ram-Leela and temple activities are shown. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.