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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Chelitalo''' was an important port in Ancient [[Odisha]], in northeast [[India]], lying on the [[Chandrabhaga river]] in [[Konark]].<ref name=Patnaik1997/><br />
In ancient times, the Chandrabhaga and [[Kushabhadra River|Kushabhadra]] rivers were navigable, and may have been used for the shipping of huge blocks of stone for the construction of the [[Konark Sun Temple]].<ref name=HKPatra/><br />
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The Chinese pilgrim [[Hiuen-Tsang]], who visited Orissa in the 7th century AD, described Chelitalo as a busy port. <br />
The port has been identified with [[Konark]], [[Puri]] and (perhaps most likely) with the archeological site of [[Manikpatna]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Journal/Journal2/pdf/ohrj-017.pdf<br />
|work=OHRJ, Vol. XLVII, No. 2<br />
|title=MARITIME RELATION OF KALINGA WITH SRILANKA<br />
|author=Kandarpa Patel<br />
|accessdate=2010-11-24<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815175048/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Journal/Journal2/pdf/ohrj-017.pdf<br />
|archivedate=2011-08-15<br />
}}</ref><br />
By the 7th century AD the city was a noted seat of [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhism]].<br />
Hiuen-Tsang described it as surrounded by strong and high walls, containing five great convents adorned with images of Buddha and Bodhisattva.<ref name=Panda1992/><br />
It was connected to [[Cuttack]] by roads and waterways.<ref name=Kalia1994/><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|1|refs=<br />
<ref name=HKPatra>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/06-08/features1035.htm<br />
|title=Antiquity of Arkakshetra Konark<br />
|author=DR. BENUDHAR PATRA<br />
|work=HareKrsna.com<br />
|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><br />
<ref name=Kalia1994>{{cite book<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F2YSPiKbmHkC&pg=PA68<br />
|page=68<br />
|title=Bhubaneswar: from a temple town to a capital city<br />
|author=Ravi Kalia<br />
|publisher=SIU Press<br />
|year=1994<br />
|ISBN=0-8093-1876-8}}</ref><br />
<ref name=Panda1992>{{cite book<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3fvOXLk8okC&pg=PA219<br />
|page=219<br />
|title=The growth of academic library system<br />
|author=B. D. Panda<br />
|publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.<br />
|year=1992<br />
|ISBN=81-7041-663-9}}</ref><br />
<ref name=Patnaik1997>{{cite book<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1AA9W9_4Z9gC&pg=PA121<br />
|page=121<br />
|title=Economic history of Orissa<br />
|author=Nihar Ranjan Patnaik<br />
|publisher=Indus Publishing<br />
|year=1997<br />
|ISBN=81-7387-075-6}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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[[Category:Maritime history of India]]<br />
[[Category:History of Odisha]]</div>>Amshpatten