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DESCRIPTION:Temples functioned not only as religious centres but also as im
 portant economic institutions in early medieval India. This paper examines
  monetary and non-monetary dynamics through a comparative study of two maj
 or sacred institutions of early medieval Orissa- the Lingaraja Temple in B
 hubaneswar and the Jagannatha Temple in Puri. These two temples were const
 ructed under the Somavaṃśī and Gaṅga dynasties between the 11th and 
 13th centuries CE. Both temples were important to the social\, political a
 nd religious life at that time\, but inscriptions show that they had diffe
 rent monetary engagements. The Lingaraja Temple relied largely on in-kind 
 donations\, like agrarian endowments\, produce\, and services\, without re
 corded instances of coin-based offerings. In contrast\, the Jagannatha Tem
 ple actively received and utilised monetary donations\, including madhas\,
  niṣkas\, fanams\, and māḍas\; often reserved for specific purposes s
 uch as sustaining cows for ghee\, provisioning bhoga and mahāprasāda\, a
 nd maintaining perpetual lamps. Both of the temples received significant l
 and endowments which included agricultural surplus into their economic fun
 ctions. These paradoxes raise questions about the spatial unevenness of mo
 netization in early medieval Orissa. Scholars have established diverse int
 erpretive frameworks to analyse temple economies and regional economic his
 tories\; nonetheless\, the question of monetization in these two temples h
 as received minimal attention. This paper demonstrates the idea of simulta
 neous presence of monetized and non-monetized modes of exchange in the res
 pective temples between the 11th and 13th centuries CE. However\, it also 
 contributes to a more nuanced understanding of temple economies and the co
 mplex regional participation in the economic development trajectories in e
 arly medieval India.
DTSTAMP:20260412T123918Z
LOCATION:Room 208 (Seats 40)
SUMMARY:The Monetization Perspectives in Early Medieval Orissa: A Comparati
 ve Analysis of The Lingarāja and The Jagannātha Puri Temple - Supriya ku
 mari
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/R73UTW/
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