Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa Bacanikā

Description:

A compilation of thirteen medieval texts describing the Lakshmi Narayana Bachanika, edited from palm leaf manuscripts and collected from oral traditions across the state. The Lakshmi Narayana Bachanika is a verbal exchange between the deities of Jagannatha and Lakshmi on the last day of the Ratha Jatra festival. (Odia title : ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ନାରାୟଣ ବଚନିକା)

subjects: Jagannātha (Hindu deity),  Shri Jagannath Temple (Purī, India),  Ratha-yātra (Hindu festival),  Odia literature

People: Jagannātha Dāsa (1487-1547),  Dīnakr̥shṇa Dāsa (d. ca. 1715),  Brajanātha Baḍajenā (1730-1795?),  Gauracaraṇa Adhikārī (1814-1890),  Pindika Sricandana,  Bihari Dasa Mahanta

Places: Purī