Toshali Sands

Important Buddhist Shrines

Name of the Destination Lalitgiri Udaigiri Ratnagiri Naraj Sisupalgarh Raaipurjharial Jaugarh Dhauli Khandagiri & Udayagiri Kuchai Kuruma Junagarh Ushakothi Potagarh Boudh District Jajpur - do - do Cuttack Khurda Bolangir Ganjam Khurda Khurda Attraction Buddhist Site - do - do Buddhist Antiquities Remains of Kalinga Nagar Cluster of Ancient Temples Ashokan Rock Edicts Ashokan Rock Edicts Rock-cut-caves with Sculptural Panels Mayurbhanj Site of Neolithic Age PuriSite of Buddhist Vihara Sundergarh Ancient Fort Sundergarh Rock-cut-caves Ganjam Fort Boudh Buddhist Sculptures Approx.

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The Hathi Gumpha inscription states that in his third regal year King Kharvela entertained the people of capital city by organising programmes of dance and musical performances. This noble tradition created by King Kharvela came to be followed by the later rulers of Orissa and this art made further strides of progress under the patronage of the Bhaumakara and Somavansi monarchs. However, the community which played the greatest role in popularising this art, by giving it a new spirit, a new hope and horizon, which ultimately paved the way for evolution of a new style of dance and musical tradition, as distinct from the tradition of other parts of India, presently known as Odissi dance, was the community of the temple maidens or Devadasis.

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