Saturday 29 April 2017

Sri Jayadeba Pitha - Kenduli Sasan (Odisha)

"Kenduli Sasan" is a village in Odisha near Prachi river.
Indian literature refers to this place by the name
Kendubilwa/Kenduvilva/Kinduvilwa/Tinduvilwa etc etc...

One can reach the village by taking multiple routes.
One of the routes as below:-
Bhubaneswar Railway station > Rasulgarh > Naharakanta Road > Jagannathpur > Kurangsasan > Barahipur > KENDULI SASAN.

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Now the question comes:- What is important about this place?
And the answer is:- It is the birth place of Sri Jayadeba (Jayadev), the poet who composed the epic poem GEETA GOBINDA (Geeta Govindam / Geet Govind).

There was a long standing controversy on the birth place of Sri Jayadeba.
There is a village in West Bengal called Kenduli (Previous name: Kendubiloo).
Kenduli (West Bengal) was initially thought to be the birthplace.
But Odias believed the exact birthplace to be Keduli Sasan (Previous name: Kenduvilwa) in Odisha.
Recently when department of Archeological survey of India and the historians and scholars from Odisha and West Bengal gave their research report, Kenduli Sasan (Odisha) was accepted as the actual birthplace and it was inaugurated in 2004.

Please have a look at the below pics from the "Jayadeba/Jayadev Pitha".

Odisha tourism signboard and inauguration stone imprint...

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Entry gate to "Jayadeba/Jayadev Pitha"...

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Inside "Jayadeba/Jayadev Pitha"...

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Few stone imprints based on the works of Sri Jayadeba/Jayadev...

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The demarcation of the place where the original "Geeta Gobinda / Geeta Govindam / Geet Govind" was found...

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Stone images of Dasabatara (Dasavatar) based on Sri Jayadeba's
"Dasabatara/Dasavatar Stutee" at "Jayadeba/Jayadev Pitha"...

1) Meena/Matsya Abatara - Fish (Living in water - Aquatic)

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2) Kurma/Kachhapa Abatara - Tortoise (Living in land and water - Amphibious)

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3) Sukara/Baraha Abatara - Boar (Living on land - Mammal)

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4) Narahari Abatara - ManLion (Humanitarian Evolution)

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5) Bamana - Dwarf man (He is considered as a early human who is a traveller or a wandering monk.)

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6) Bhrugupati - Parasurama [Early human using Parasu Sastra (Weapons to be held in hand and not used for throwing purpose). He is represented as a saint who is a fighter as well]

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7) Rama - A king and a fighter. Mark of civil society (He uses Bow and Arrow which is called Astra ("Weapons to be held in hand and then thrown" - the next stage of weapons)

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8) Haladhara - Balarama (A person who can do farming as well as fighting)

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9) Buddha - A king and fighter who can change himself to a saint and preacher

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10)Kalki - Final destroyer

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-Ashish

Thursday 20 April 2017

Toshali Crafts Mela - Bhubaneswar

Toshali crafts mela happens in Bhubaneswar during the month of December. Artists and craftsmen from all states of India are invited to participate in the event every year. I have visited the mela from 2014.

Photos from Toshali crafts mela 2014:

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Few pics taken at the Festival are as follows.

Decorations at the mela...


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Bronze/ Brass art (Dhokra) - A magic in metals...

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Artists present over there to show how the bronze/brass ornaments are prepared.

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Chandua (Applique) art...

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Pattachitra (PalmLeaf/Cloth Painting) art...

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Sabaai Ghasa (A type of grass) work...

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Nadia Kata (Coconut Coir) work...

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Handloom work...

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[Yet to be completed]