The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.97

v2.c17.s1.97

Right in front of this temple there is a small one dedicated to Gaurī, the presiding divinity of which gives her name to the tank noticed above. The temple has no architectural pretensions of any kind, and is obviously of a modern date; but the image it contains is well-executed and worthy of notice. It is to this image that the Lord of the Universe is usually married by proxy on the sixth on the waxing moon in the month of May (*ante*, page [81]).