The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.298
The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.298
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v2.c17.s1.298
6. *Damana-bhañjika Yātrā*, or *Daoṇā cori.* This festival is celebrated by proxy as at Bhubaneśvara, (p. [79]) and very much in the same way. The proxy at Puri is Modana-mohana, an image made of eight metals and the locale of the theft is the monastery of Jagannātha-vallabha. It is an anniversary of the destruction of a demon named Damanaka.