Author: Deo, Jitamitra Prasad Singh [ Sihadeba, Jitamitra Prasada ]
Title: Origin of Jagannath Deity
Description: New Delhi, Gian Pub. House, 1991. orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. 21x15cm, 134,(5) pp, In a chipped & rubbed dustwrapper.. 5pp photoplates.. Rubbed. Some binding soil. Good. ¶ English text. Includes passages in Sanskrit. Study of Jagannatha, presiding Hindu deity of Puri, Orissa. Contents: Introduction; Religious Revolution of Mahanadi Valley; Buddha Acknowledged as an Avatara of Visnu; Purusottama Buddha jadannath, as an Avatara of Vishnu, in Mahanadi Valley and its Evolution as Purusottama Jagannath; Reverence and Dishonour of Sankaracharya at Jagannath temple of Puri; Jagannath Trinity; Evolution of Dadhibaban Patitapabana and Trutiya Deities; A Critical Review of K. C. Mishra's View; Conclusion.

Keywords: Hinduism, Jagannatha, Puri Orissa, India South Asia, Hindu Hinduism, History of Religion, , ,