The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.183
The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.183
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v2.c17.s1.183
The successors of Anaṅgabhīma were all devout Vaiṣṇavas and ardent worshippers of Jagannātha and during their reigns the splendour of the Puri temple was greatly enhanced ; but it does not seem that any material change was made in the worship of the divinity by any of them. Puruṣottama Deva who, next to Anaṅgabhīma, was perhaps the most distinguished and successful prince of the Gaṅgāvaṁśa line devoted much attention to the worship of the divinity and called himself like his predecessors 'the sweeper of the sacred temple' ; but he made no material addition or change in the ritual.