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- The odda community in Tamil Nadu are Telungu speaking race migrated during the period of Asoka,Mourya,GangaVansa or vijaya Nagar dynasty from KANGAKALINGA,OdraDesa,Orissa now farming part of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh that once formed Madras presidency.
- Migration of odra or odda or Boya or Wadda was not only to Tamilnadu but also to different parts of India for settlement in Karnataka,Kerala,Maharastra,Gujarat,Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh etc.
- Odd,Ode,Oddas,Wudders,Bovi,Boya,BoiGond,Godda,Bandi,Gangawar,oddaNaichar,BoyaNaichar,Donga Oddar,Kal Oddar,Mannu Oddar,Maram Oddar,Uppu Oddar are a few to mention.
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- Though oddas are identified by different names their occupations or profession at large remains the same connected to boomi,earth digging,stone cutting,quarrying,construction of roads, buildings,temples,seulptures,etc. In a few district they are working as seavangers and also rear Pigs.
- They are artisans for “CONSTRUCTION & DESTRUCTION” for every odd job at any condition. Men,Women and Children live and work together as nomads in many parts of India in laying of underground pipes and cables. In short they are SARVATRA. ANY WHERE and EVERY WHERE
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- Techniques of construction and specialization in KONARK and other temples in kalinga – Orissa re co-operation of
i) The architect – sthapaka
ii) The designing architect
iii) Surveyor
iv) Sculptor
v) Builder
vi) Plaster
vii)Painter
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- Process Involved
i) Quarrying of stones
ii) collection of building materials
iii) selection of site
iv) laying of foundation stone / wood
v) raising stone blocks
vi) Emblazoning the exterior walls with fine carr
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- Masonry is of dry order – no marter sued in joints
ii) stones held tohether by a system of counter poised
iii) stones properly cut and faces finaly dressed
iv) orissan temple sculptures were lime washed lasted and painted red.
- creative genious of oriya people
the skill and labour of the best artisans
the deseration of konak temple etc during chaotic period was a serios blow to the religious life of Orissa in 1568 AD Orissa lost independence with the death o mukunda deva and was occupied by mogals.
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