Manikpatna
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Manikpatna is an archeological site in the state of Orissa
in eastern India
. It has been identified with the medieval port of Chelitalo
described by the Chinese
pilgrim Hiuen Tsang.
The site is on the left bank of the Kushabhadra river, at the northern end of the Chilika Lake.
Findings indicate trade contacts with many countries.
Chinese celadon ware and porcelain has been dated to different centuries, showing prolonged trade.
Trade with the Roman Empire
is evident from fine grayish-white rouletted pottery, knobbed ware and fragments of amphora
.
Other pottery fragments originate from Burma, Siam and Arabian countries.
A Ceylonese coin has been found dating from the 11th or 12th century AD.
The site is named after the nearby village of Manikpatna, which in turn is named after Manika, a milkmaid whom legend says sold yogurt to Lord Jagannath
and Lord Balabhadra when they passed by.
The village is home to the Bhabakundalesvara Temple, which has a Shiva
Linga made of black chlorite
stone as the presiding deity.
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
in eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It has been identified with the medieval port of Chelitalo
Chelitalo
Chelitalo was an important port in Ancient Orissa, in northeast India, lying on the Chandrabhaga river in Konark.In ancient times, the Chandrabhaga and Kushabhadra rivers were navigable, and may have been used for the shipping of huge blocks of stone for the construction of the Konark Sun...
described by the Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
pilgrim Hiuen Tsang.
The site is on the left bank of the Kushabhadra river, at the northern end of the Chilika Lake.
Findings indicate trade contacts with many countries.
Chinese celadon ware and porcelain has been dated to different centuries, showing prolonged trade.
Trade with the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
is evident from fine grayish-white rouletted pottery, knobbed ware and fragments of amphora
Amphora
An amphora is a type of vase-shaped, usually ceramic container with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body...
.
Other pottery fragments originate from Burma, Siam and Arabian countries.
A Ceylonese coin has been found dating from the 11th or 12th century AD.
The site is named after the nearby village of Manikpatna, which in turn is named after Manika, a milkmaid whom legend says sold yogurt to Lord Jagannath
Jagannath
Jagannath is a transcendental non-anthropotheistic Hindu god worshiped primarily by the people of Indian state of Orissa, and, to a great extent, West Bengal...
and Lord Balabhadra when they passed by.
The village is home to the Bhabakundalesvara Temple, which has a Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Linga made of black chlorite
Chlorite
The chlorite ion is ClO2−. A chlorite is a compound that contains this group,with chlorine in oxidation state +3. Chlorites are also known as salts of chlorous acid.-Oxidation states:...
stone as the presiding deity.