History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t4.20
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t4.20
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which was desecrated by Sultan Fīruz Shāh (vide Elliot and Dowson's 'History of India', vol III. pp 312-315). These Gaṅga kings built magnificent temples at Bhuvaneśvara (ancient Ekāmra), Koṇārka and Purī, which are the finest surviving specimens of North Indian Hindu Architecture. Mitra ('Antiquities of Orissa' vol. II. pp. 109-110) and Hunter ('Orissa' vol. I pp. 100-102) note that Anaṅga-bhīma wanted to eclipse the grand tower of Bhuvaneśvara and renovated the temple of Jagannātha in śake 1119 (i. e. 1198 A. D ).¹⁵⁸⁰