Talamula
Talamula- Place near Hindol” famous for Mahisamardini Durga image and Bholesvara Siva temple of the Somavamsi period. Takki Khan-Deputy subedar of Orissa for seven years during Suja-ud-din, the Governor of Bengal-notorious fer his religious fanaticism and repeated oppression on Orissa - built Kadam Rasul in Balasore and masjids in Remuna Jajpur,Pipili.He attacked Jagannath temple of Puri - the images were shifted to secret places. Tamralipi- A port in the Kalinga coast, identified by some with modern Tamaluka in Medinapur district of Bengal.Chinese traveller Fa-hien and Bhagabati Sutra refer to this place.
Tantra- An esoteric cult, associated with Mahayana Buddhism, Saivism and Sakti cult. Kapalikas and Yoginis are associated with this cult. Bhaumakara period saw the vigorous tantric activities in Orissa. Tntric texts are Odissa tantra, Oddiyana tantra, Yogini tantra, Kumari tantra, Tantra Chintamani of Godavara Mishra and Durgostava Chandrika of Bardhana Mohapatra. Bhairava and Bhairavi are worshipped in tantra.
