Agneya-Kona of Bharatavarsa

Contents Preface VII Abbreviations XI List of illustration XIII Introduction 1 1 The boden block area and the yogic tradition 11 2 Traces of spiritual kundalini in the kalahandi region 21 3 Rethinking of the aryan race theory 25 4 Bharatavarsa civilization and its impact on the ancient world 33 5 Spiritual and yogic cultures of orissa 47 6 Form of lord purusottama jagannatha at a sumerian temple ruin site 68 7 Kotsamlai area and the formative phase of the purusottama jagannatha cult 80 8 Impackt of narasimha cult on orissan culture 91 9 Syncretic cultural history of orissa province the centre of agneya-kona 105 10 Yoni tantra traditions in the central mahanadi valley and kamakhya 117 11 Spiritual relationship of kalahandi with candipur tara pita of birbhum 148 12 Jyoti darsana of prafulla chandra bhanja deva and the archaeological discoveries 161 13 A grave folly of kedarnath mahapatra 197 14 Two academical follies 212 Appendices 228 I Chronology of the history of bharatavarsa since its origin 228 II Panca sagara tirtha (the pilgrimage of five oceans) 231 III Sixty four sexual bandhas in pancasayaka 243 Glossary 250 Bibliography 251 Index 259