History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c46.1

v2.c46.1

There is a long gap after the 1st century B. c. in the history of Orissan Architecture, as in the case of her political history. It is extremely difficult to say at present how Orissan Architecture developed during the eight centuries which intervene between the second group of early cave temples of the Khandagiri-Udaygiri group of Jaina caves and the earliest mediaeval temples. Our materials for these eight hundred years are yet very scanty with regard to the study of the evolution of art and totally non-existent with regard to architecture.