Shailodbhava dynasty
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The Shailodbhava dynasty ruled parts of eastern India during the 6th-8th centuries. Their core territory was known as Kongoda-mandala, and included parts of the present-day Ganjam, Khordha and Puri districts in the Odisha state. Their capital was located at Kongoda, which is identified with modern Banapur.
Sahasralinga, a shiva linga at the Parashurameshvara Temple, carved with 1000 miniature representations of itself.
Parashurameshvara Temple sculptures
Parashurameshvara Temple
Ganjam district
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Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²).
The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam, along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous.
As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Odisha.
Image: Rushikalya River in Brahampur, Orissa
Image: Taratarini maa
Image: Sundareswar Temple Gate
Image: Berhampur orissa panoramio