In The Absence of Jagannatha

Contents Preface 7 Introduction 9 Part I The Wooden Triad in the Jagannatha Temple 15 The Bathing Festival (Snana Yatra) and the Repainting of the Icons 19 The Production of Anasara Pat; Triptychs by the Citrekara Painters in Puri 24 The Worship of Painted Substitute Icons, the Anasara Pat; Triptychs 43 Part II The Documented Anasara Pat; Triptychs from Orissa 50 Description of the "Zurich Anasara Pat; Triptych from Puri of c. 1990" 66 Iconographic and Stylistic Differences in Anasara Pat; Paintings from Puri Workshops 71 Jagannatha / Narayana 72 Subhadra/Bhuvaneshvari 73 Balabhadra/Ananta 73 The Anasara Pat; Triptychs, No. 7a and 7b, from Manpur, Cuttack District 74 Anasara Pat; Triptychs from South Orissa 76 The Anasara Pat; Triptychs from Ganjam District 76 The Anasara Pat; Triptychs from Paralakhemandi and Jayapur 83 Similarities and Differences of Puri and South Orissan Anasara Pat; Triptychs 92 Appendix 1: Paintings for "Single Jagannatha" Icons 93 Appendix 2: Pictures as Temporary Replacements of Other Icons 94 Concluding Remarks 96 Part III Reconstruction of a Historical Evolution of Anasara Pat; Triptychs in Puri 99 List of Figures 112 Bibliography 115