In the Press : 



THE ANTIQUITIES OF ORISSA, 



BY 



RA'JENDRALA'LA MITRA. 



CONTENTS. 

 EDUCTION. — Orissa, its names, boundary, early notices in Sanskrit, Grreek 

 and Persian authors. 

 Pabt I. — Chaptee I. — Indian architecture, its history, division and charac- 

 ter. 



Chaptee II. — Temple architecture, — Orissa, Jain and Bengali 

 temples, their characteristics. 



Chapter III. — Architectural details, foundations, piers, pillars, 

 pilasters, roofs, towers, spires, finials, cornices, mouldings, niches and 

 sculptures. 



Chapter IV. — State of civilisation among the ancient Uriahs 

 deducible from their sculptures. Cloth, dress, ornaments, furniture, 

 horse and elephant trappings, cars, waggons, arms, armour, flags, musical 

 inslJi-uments, &c. 



Chapter V. — Eeligion. Buddhism, Sivaism and Vaishnavism. 

 Paet II. — Chapter I. — Antiquities of Khandagiri. Eock-cut caves of 

 Udayagu'i ; caves, temples and tanks of Khandagiri. 



Chapter II. — The temples and tanks of Bhuvanesvara. 



Chapter III. — Temples and sacred places of Puri and its neigh- 

 bourhood. 



Chapter IV. — Black Pagoda, Kenarak. 



Chapter V. — Antiquities of Cuttack and its neighbourhood ;— 

 Darpan, Alti, Jajepur and Balasore. 

 The work, which will extend to about 300 pages folio, will be profusely 

 illustrated with photographs, lithographs, and woodcuts. 



