The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.275

v2.c17.s1.275

The throne on which the images are placed is of stone—a platform four feet high and sixteen feet long. It is called the *Ratnavedi* or ‘jewelled alter’; but it is totally devoid of ornament. The images are arranged in a line, the Sudarśana at the extreme left, then Jagannātha, then Subhadrā, and lastly Balabhadra. In front of them there are several metal images, among which that of Lakshmī is the most prominent. The last is about sixteen inches high and made of gold. Close by it is an image of the goddess of the earth, Bhūdevī, made of silver. The other images are of brass or of an alloy of the eight principal metals in which brass predominates. The principal images are never moved from their places, except on the occasions of the Bathing and the Car Festivals, and when they are renewed.