Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.88

c7.88

*Cauḍuar*.—The extensive ruins of Cauḍuar spread on the northern bank of the Birupa, a branch of the Mahānadī about four miles to the north of Cuttack. Jayakeśarin, the 25th King of the Keśarin dynasty, made Cauḍuar or the city with four gates his capital. It was once a śaiva centre. Buddhism flourished side by side with Śaivism at Cauḍuar. A seated image of Prajñāpāramitā with a smiling face has been discovered here. A seated image of two-armed Avalokiteśvara has been been acquired from this place for the Indian Museum. Most of the sculptures found here seem to mark the initial stage of the later mediaeval sculptures of Orissa. For further details, vide R. P. Chanda, *Exploration in Orissa*, *M.A.S.I.*, No. 44, pp. 20ff.