Bhuvanesvara

by P.R. Ramachandra Rao

Bhuvanesvara, the capital of Orissa, renowned in ancient Sanskrit literature, as Ekamra, has the largest concentrative anywhere in the India of temples numbering some five hundred, in various stages of preservation or decay, from the great Linga Raja to a plethora of miniature shrines.The focus of this study by P.R. Ramachandra Rao is the origin and development of Kalinga temple style. The Kalinga school, the Nagara style at its best, its most consistent and homogeneious expression, flourished in temples of sustained excellence from about 750 to 1250.