In the year 2017, I got a chance to curate the twitter handle @weareBBSR. And I started my curation with #Mahanadi. How it went, please see below for the details.
SET1: #Mahanadi & #KalingaSagar
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Journey on #Mahanadi & halt at Katak(Cuttack). Pls provide d details of food, handicraft, handloom etc for "Katak, Khordha, Jajpur".
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Journey on #Mahanadi &we reached Paradip port.Pls provide d details of food, handicraft, handloom etc for "Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Puri".
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Ppl of NorthEastOdisha now reached at #Chandipur. Pls provide d details of food, handicraft, etc for"Baleswar,Bhadrak,Mayurbhanj,Kendujhar".
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Ppl of SouthOdisha reached at #Manikapatna.Pls provide details of food,craft etc4"Ganjam,Gajapati,Rayagada,Nabarangpur,Koraput,Malkangiri".
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The people from #Chandipur port started the voyage on #KalingaSagar & reached #Paradip port.
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Sadhabas 4m #Chandipur & #Paradip,started d voyage on #KalingaSagar &met Sadhabas of #Manikapatna.[Probability of Chilika being a harbour].
So, During this long journey, people of different region have interacted with each other & the cultural integration happened.
Now,The Sadhabas(ancient biz class of #KalingaSagar civilization),at #Manikapatna port,hv many items(in pic)with them to take during voyage.
[In this way, we covered all the districts of Odisha and some of the food, handicraft, handloom etc.. ]
Next few tweets as below
It was the time during #KartikaPurnima when the Sadhabas used to start the voyage to Indonesian countries.#KalingaSagar
Next stop on #KalingaSagar was #KalingaPatnam,currently located in AndhraPradesh. Point2think how different lang gr interacted in that time!
Then,voyaging through #KalingaSagar,Kalingas used2reach d coast of Pandya&Chola & then all used2 travel to Sinhala & then Java,Sumatra,Bali.
And then, Along with business, the architecture of ancient monuments in Indonesian islands got inspired from #KalingaSagar civilization.
[Some fellow tweeples tweeted on the Kalinga and the maritime history with the hashtag #KalingaSagar. You can view those details by clicking on the hashtag.
The motive was to show how the river route and sea route was used by ancient Kalingas and how different people from different regions gathered together & how many different items they might have with them to eat and to sell in foreign land. ]
And here the set1 is concluded.
SET2: #Asuragarh
Some details were posted about Asuragarh.
#Asuragarh There are the ruins of rectangular fort in Asuragarh in Kalahandi dist of Odisha. -1
#Asuragarh On one side of the fort, there is a huge tank called Udaya Sagar and the river Salandi flows by the other side. -2
#Asuragarh The fort was encircled by a moat with four gates. -3
#Asuragarh The central part of the fort has a mount which is believed to be the palace of the King Gosinga Daitya.-4
#Asuragarh At the gates, there are four deities like Budha raja, Baishnabi, Kalapahad and Gangadebi.-5
#Asuragarh The presiding deity of the fort was Goddess Dokari. - 6
#Asuragarh After excavation of area,in1st layer thr wer precious stones.door hinges,punch marked gold coins dating back to the 5th centAD.-7
#Asuragarh In the 2nd layer, there were decorated poterry, ornaments of 1st and 2nd century AD. -8
#Asuragarh The 3rd layer unearthed black poterry of very fine polished structure.-9
#Asuragarh The 4th layer dates back to 250BC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ipOyGCwJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993I-10
SET3: #Debagiri
Some details were posted about Debagiri.
#Debagiri hill is located in the Rayagada district of Odisha.-1 #Debagiri means the hill abode of Gods & the hill rises about 400ft.-2 #Debagiri There is a Siba temple at the top of the hill.-3 #Debagiri Few yrs back, a devotee constructed the huge number of steps to climb the hill.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKu-gLqNl1A … -4 #Debagiri The top of the hill is broad and flat.-5 #Debagiri Thr are 5 perennial pool of water on the hill named as Ganga, Jamuna, Saraswati, Bhargabi & Indradyumna.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zffLRRSZ2Qw … -6 #Debagiri Below d peak at d top of the hill, exists a cave looking like d opening of a jaw. -7 #Debagiri Outside the cave, there are some old stone and terracotta images & articles, usually associated with Siba temple are kept.-8 #Debagiri Just outside d cave near d entrance,thr is carving on floor which is partlyPictorial & partlyInscription,but not deciphered yet.-9 #Debagiri Lord Siba is the presiding deity of this temple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0t3HVuC4LY … -10
SET4: #64JoginiTemple, #Someswar, #Titlagarh, #Patnagarh
Some details were posted about 64 Jogin temple, Someswar, Titlagarh, Patnagarh.
LetsKnow something abt #JoginiCult & #64JoginiTemple in Odisha. Jogini/YoginiCult is tantra itself with primitive magical rituals,soundEtc-1 If we look at the origin, it appears that it must be a simple village cult related to Grama Debi/Debata, later changed to #JoginiCult.-2 The structure (on ground) is called "Panthei".-3
Similar structure "Panthei" is also made during a festival "Prathamashtami"
https://ashishkumarnayakodisha.blogspot.in/2016/03/prathamashtami-parba-in-odisha.html … -4 "Panthei" looks a square shaped ditch and a circular one inside it. Not sure if anyone knows the reason behind this structure.But later...-5 ...when the Jogini chakra was developed, it got somewhat inspired from Panthei, -6
Later when the #64JoginiTemple was constructed, it might be based on the chakra, but with a change "square structure inside circular one".-7
Few details about #64JoginiTemple in this blog. http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/odisha-orissa-hirapur-chausathi-64-jogini-yogini-temple-hypaethral-structure.62568/ … -8
The 1st temple at Hirapur,Khordha dist & 2nd #64JoginiTemple is located at Ranipur-Jharial, Balangir dist, Odisha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UyBR221LEw …
#Someswar Below the hillock of #64JoginiTemple (Ranipur-Jharial, Balangir dist), on d bank of d tank, there is Someswar temple.-A
#Someswar The temple was built by King GaganSiba in 9th century AD. -B
#Someswar is d largest cluster of temple on d hillock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxPh9t4H_-c … -C
#Titlagarh one of the ancient cities of BharataBarsha, is located in d Balangir dist of Odisha. - A1
#Titlagarh The video tells "Titlagarh boasts to be d birthplace of PANINI,the great grammarian of 5thCenturyBC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxJmgO7Zrk … - A2
#Titlagarh Near d town, close to d railway station, thr is a hill called "Kumuda hill". - A3
#Titlagarh Inside naturally formed caves & hills, a Siba linga is enshrined.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT2om_UN3hU … - A4
#Titlagarh At d peak of the hill, thr is a temple "Rangei deula" which has folk tale, concerning Tantrik activities of ancient India. - A5
#Titlagarh Rangei deula has three images/idols inside it. - A6
#Titlagarh Thr r few more temples near kumuda hill. Thr is a huge tank called as "Deo bandha" meaning "Royal tank". - A7
#Titlagarh On d other side of tank, thr is a rock named "Tangri donga", probably meaning "Bald hill". - A8
#Titlagarh At d foot of kumuda hill,thr r ruins which suggest,thr might b many temples or a huge temple existed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gONN5SeoTnU … -A9
#Patnagarh is located in the Balangir dist of Odisha. -B1
#Patnagarh The protective area was surrounded by a wall with 4gates at 4sides "Singha Dwara, Sonepur Dwara, Churna Dwara, Khasian Dwara".-B2
#Patnagarh As d tales say, anybody entering through Churna dwara, was considered as enemy.-B3
#Patnagarh The huge gates are not existing anymore.Only a few ruins r found scattered here&there.-B4
#Patnagarh Around d wall, there was a wide moat, filled with water from the river Swarnarekha/Subarnarekha. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREiuWF-F_c … -B5
#Patnagarh was the capital of the Kingdom of Patna since the 12th century. -B6
#Patnagarh was such an important city that one can say,d history of western dists is closely associated with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XwDcbrz2-M … -B7
Not sure whether #Patnagarh or #Titlagarh,thr is temple4 #Rishabanath.
The image is 3.5ft tall & nicely carved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfrWidd9AzI … - B8
Nearby, there is another temple for #Tirthankara s. The worship is mainly done by tribes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_usCwTB0rE0 … - B9
SET5: #ପର୍ବପର୍ବାଣି, #ଯାନିଯାତ୍ରା, ଓଷାବ୍ରତ:
SET5: There was some discussion on laguages and different accents of Odisha. And on a ligther note, there were some posts on food etc with help of fictional characters #ଟୁଆଁ #ଟୁଇଁ in Odisha story books.
The time passed & my curation cycle got over.
Thanks to the admin of @weareBBSR for giving this opportunity.
Thanks
Ashish
SET1: #Mahanadi & #KalingaSagar
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| A screenshot of the tweet in the beginning of the curation. |
A request was there to fellow tweeples to provide some details of food, handicraft etc for the different districts of Odisha.
"Will start with d journey on #Mahanadi waterway 4m Sambalpur.
Plz post pics of d food,handloom etc 4m Sambalpur,Bargad,Jharsuguda,Sundargad."
Plz post pics of d food,handloom etc 4m Sambalpur,Bargad,Jharsuguda,Sundargad."
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"Boudh,Balangir,Nuapada,Subarnapur,Deogarh".
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Journey on #Mahanadi & halt at Nayagarh. Pls provide details of food,handicraft etc for "Nayagarh, Anugul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Kalahandi".
Journey on #Mahanadi & halt at Katak(Cuttack). Pls provide d details of food, handicraft, handloom etc for "Katak, Khordha, Jajpur".
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Journey on #Mahanadi &we reached Paradip port.Pls provide d details of food, handicraft, handloom etc for "Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Puri".
Collected the below details:
Ppl of NorthEastOdisha now reached at #Chandipur. Pls provide d details of food, handicraft, etc for"Baleswar,Bhadrak,Mayurbhanj,Kendujhar".
Collected the below details:
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Ppl of SouthOdisha reached at #Manikapatna.Pls provide details of food,craft etc4"Ganjam,Gajapati,Rayagada,Nabarangpur,Koraput,Malkangiri".
Collected the below details:
The people from #Chandipur port started the voyage on #KalingaSagar & reached #Paradip port.
NEXT:
Sadhabas 4m #Chandipur & #Paradip,started d voyage on #KalingaSagar &met Sadhabas of #Manikapatna.[Probability of Chilika being a harbour].
So, During this long journey, people of different region have interacted with each other & the cultural integration happened.
Now,The Sadhabas(ancient biz class of #KalingaSagar civilization),at #Manikapatna port,hv many items(in pic)with them to take during voyage.
Next few tweets as below
It was the time during #KartikaPurnima when the Sadhabas used to start the voyage to Indonesian countries.#KalingaSagar
Next stop on #KalingaSagar was #KalingaPatnam,currently located in AndhraPradesh. Point2think how different lang gr interacted in that time!
Then,voyaging through #KalingaSagar,Kalingas used2reach d coast of Pandya&Chola & then all used2 travel to Sinhala & then Java,Sumatra,Bali.
And then, Along with business, the architecture of ancient monuments in Indonesian islands got inspired from #KalingaSagar civilization.
[Some fellow tweeples tweeted on the Kalinga and the maritime history with the hashtag #KalingaSagar. You can view those details by clicking on the hashtag.
The motive was to show how the river route and sea route was used by ancient Kalingas and how different people from different regions gathered together & how many different items they might have with them to eat and to sell in foreign land. ]
And here the set1 is concluded.
SET2: #Asuragarh
Some details were posted about Asuragarh.
#Asuragarh There are the ruins of rectangular fort in Asuragarh in Kalahandi dist of Odisha. -1
#Asuragarh On one side of the fort, there is a huge tank called Udaya Sagar and the river Salandi flows by the other side. -2
#Asuragarh The fort was encircled by a moat with four gates. -3
#Asuragarh The central part of the fort has a mount which is believed to be the palace of the King Gosinga Daitya.-4
#Asuragarh At the gates, there are four deities like Budha raja, Baishnabi, Kalapahad and Gangadebi.-5
#Asuragarh The presiding deity of the fort was Goddess Dokari. - 6
#Asuragarh After excavation of area,in1st layer thr wer precious stones.door hinges,punch marked gold coins dating back to the 5th centAD.-7
#Asuragarh In the 2nd layer, there were decorated poterry, ornaments of 1st and 2nd century AD. -8
#Asuragarh The 3rd layer unearthed black poterry of very fine polished structure.-9
#Asuragarh The 4th layer dates back to 250BC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ipOyGCwJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1YxFj993I-10
SET3: #Debagiri
Some details were posted about Debagiri.
#Debagiri hill is located in the Rayagada district of Odisha.-1 #Debagiri means the hill abode of Gods & the hill rises about 400ft.-2 #Debagiri There is a Siba temple at the top of the hill.-3 #Debagiri Few yrs back, a devotee constructed the huge number of steps to climb the hill.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKu-gLqNl1A … -4 #Debagiri The top of the hill is broad and flat.-5 #Debagiri Thr are 5 perennial pool of water on the hill named as Ganga, Jamuna, Saraswati, Bhargabi & Indradyumna.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zffLRRSZ2Qw … -6 #Debagiri Below d peak at d top of the hill, exists a cave looking like d opening of a jaw. -7 #Debagiri Outside the cave, there are some old stone and terracotta images & articles, usually associated with Siba temple are kept.-8 #Debagiri Just outside d cave near d entrance,thr is carving on floor which is partlyPictorial & partlyInscription,but not deciphered yet.-9 #Debagiri Lord Siba is the presiding deity of this temple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0t3HVuC4LY … -10
SET4: #64JoginiTemple, #Someswar, #Titlagarh, #Patnagarh
LetsKnow something abt #JoginiCult & #64JoginiTemple in Odisha. Jogini/YoginiCult is tantra itself with primitive magical rituals,soundEtc-1 If we look at the origin, it appears that it must be a simple village cult related to Grama Debi/Debata, later changed to #JoginiCult.-2 The structure (on ground) is called "Panthei".-3
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| Pic courtesy: Tapas |
https://ashishkumarnayakodisha.blogspot.in/2016/03/prathamashtami-parba-in-odisha.html … -4 "Panthei" looks a square shaped ditch and a circular one inside it. Not sure if anyone knows the reason behind this structure.But later...-5 ...when the Jogini chakra was developed, it got somewhat inspired from Panthei, -6
SET5: #ପର୍ବପର୍ବାଣି, #ଯାନିଯାତ୍ରା, ଓଷାବ୍ରତ:
SET5: There was some discussion on laguages and different accents of Odisha. And on a ligther note, there were some posts on food etc with help of fictional characters #ଟୁଆଁ #ଟୁଇଁ in Odisha story books.
The time passed & my curation cycle got over.
Thanks to the admin of @weareBBSR for giving this opportunity.
Thanks
Ashish
