Anantavarman Chodagangadeva

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Anantavarman Chodagangadeva

Ganga ruler

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Ganga dynasty
Their son, Anantavarman Chodagangadeva, ruled from the mouth of the Ganges (Ganga) River in the north to the mouth of the Godavari River in the south; he began building the great Jagannatha temple at Puri at the end of the 11th century. Rajaraja III ascended the throne…
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Their son, Anantavarman Chodagangadeva, ruled from the mouth of the Ganges (Ganga) River in the north to the mouth of the Godavari River in the south; he began building the great Jagannatha temple at Puri at the end of the 11th century. Rajaraja III ascended the throne…
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Kalinga
In the next century, Anantavarman Chodnagagadeva was particularly renowned; he built the temple of Jagannatha at Puri (now in eastern Odisha). That temple came under the protection of the Eastern Gangas, and the god was treated as their landlord. The famous temple of the sun god at Konark was…
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In the next century, Anantavarman Chodnagagadeva was particularly renowned; he built the temple of Jagannatha at Puri (now in eastern Odisha). That temple came under the protection of the Eastern Gangas, and the god was treated as their landlord. The famous temple of the sun god at Konark was…
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