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Yogimath is situated in Nuapada district at a distance of about 9 km from Khariar western Odisha border area and 67 km from Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi District. This place is famous for its neolithic cave paintings. In '''Yogimath caves''' the paintings are drawn by red paint over rock surfaces. The most significant pictures are of a bull followed by cow, calf and a man indicating the domestication of animal by man and agriculture. The past glory of this place is still unexplored. Near Yogimath, there is a mountain named Risipiti which is well known for producing clear echoes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rock Art Shelter of Jogimath |url=http://ignca.gov.in/asi_reports/ornuapara001.pdf |publisher=INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS}}</ref> | '''Yogimath''' ({{ipa|or|dʒoɡimɔʈʰɔ|lang}}) is situated in [[Nuapada district]] at a distance of about 9 km from Khariar western Odisha border area and 67 km from [[Bhawanipatna]] of Kalahandi District. This place is famous for its [[neolithic]] cave paintings. In '''Yogimath caves''' the paintings are drawn by red paint over rock surfaces. The most significant pictures are of a bull followed by cow, calf and a man indicating the [[Domestication of vertebrates|domestication of animal]] by man and [[agriculture]]. The past glory of this place is still unexplored. Near Yogimath, there is a mountain named Risipiti which is well known for producing clear echoes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rock Art Shelter of Jogimath |url=http://ignca.gov.in/asi_reports/ornuapara001.pdf |publisher=INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
On the basis of art style, colour composition of the motifs, the paintings can be dated to the Mesolithic | On the basis of art style, colour composition of the motifs, the paintings can be dated to the [[Mesolithic]] or [[Chalcolithic]] periods. The paintings at [[Gudahandi]] of [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]] may be placed about the 15th millennium B.C., but those at Yogimath are somewhat of later period and may be assigned to about the 10th millennium B.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=Districts Gazetteers(Kalahandi) |publisher=Government of Odisha |page=36 |url=http://www.gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/CHAPTER_2_12.pdf}}</ref> The paintings are largely disfigured by human vandalism and superimposition of ritualistic symbols such as the trident, swastika, and other Hindu symbols in a paste of [[Vermilion|vermillion]] and [[ghee]]. | ||
The rock art shelter exhibits both monochrome and bi-chrome paintings of early historic period. It is the only reported rock art site of Nuapada district. The shelter preserves paintings in monochrome of dark red. The subject | |||
<ref>{{cite book|last1=Prusty|first1=Subrat Kumar|title=BHASA O JATIYATA|date=2010|publisher=with | The rock art shelter exhibits both monochrome and bi-chrome paintings of early historic period. It is the only reported rock art site of [[Nuapada district]]. The shelter preserves paintings in monochrome of dark red. The subject matter includes stick-like human figures, cattle (with or without hump), concentric circles, curvilinear circles, and shapes resembling [[Damaru|dambaru]] (cattle drums).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prusty |first1=Subrat Kumar|title=BHASA O JATIYATA|date=2010 |publisher=with financial assistance by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Odisha |location=Bidyadharpur, Jajpur|page=22|edition=1st}}</ref> | ||
==Study== | ==Study== | ||
[[File:B7 copy.jpg|thumb|Yogimath Rock Art- Inscription, Odisha]] | [[File:B7 copy.jpg|thumb|upright|Yogimath Rock Art- Inscription, Odisha]] | ||
The granite hillock Risipith preserves paintings | The granite hillock Risipith preserves paintings from prehistoric times on an inclined surface of a boulder. The shelter was first reported by J.P Sing Deo in 1976. Dr. [[Subrat Kumar Prusty]] was the first person to read the [[Yogimatha rock painting]] of the Yogimatha<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prusty |first1=Subrat Kumar |title=Odia Bhasa Sahitya Parichaya |date=2007 |publisher=A.K. Mishra publishers |location=Cuttack |isbn=978-81-921347-1-0 |pages=7–8|edition=1st}}</ref> which was in an old Indian [[Writing system|script]]. The script ‘Ga’, and ‘o’ (tha) was discovered from the Yogimatha rock painting; this painting showed a person with four animals and with some alphabet.<ref>{{cite book|title=CLASSICL ODIA IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |date=2015|publisher=Odisha Sahitya Akademi |location=Bhubaneswar, Odisha|isbn=978-81-7586-198-5|page=34}}</ref> According to Prusty, that painting created a word like "Gaitha" (very popular Odia word at present ‘Gotha’ or ‘group’ in English). This art is closely related to this alphabet. This alphabet has similarity to [[Vikramkhol Cave Inscription]], [[Dhauli]] and [[Jaugada Inscription]]'s script of Ashok. He assumed that it was the ancient form of Indian script named [[Pre-Brahmi Script]] and it is the first glimpse of possible origin of the Odia language and script.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Prusty|first1=Subrat Kumar |title=BHASA O JATIYATA|date=2010|publisher=with financial assistance by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Odisha|location=Bidyadharpur, Jajpur|pages=51–52|edition=1st}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Debi Prasanna Pattanayak |author2=[[Subrat Kumar Prusty]] |section=Why not Odia? |title=CLASSICAL ODIA |date=2013 |publisher=KIIS Foundation, New Delhi |location=Maitri Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |isbn=978-81-925616-3-9 |pages=XXI, 33 |edition=1st}}</ref> | ||
==External links== | |||
*https://odishatour.in/yogimath-khariar-nuapada/ | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Yogimatha | |
|---|---|
| Native name Odia: ଯୋଗୀମଠ | |
| Type | Hills |
| Location | Risipith, Raigaon, Khariar, Nuapada, Odisha |
| Nearest city | Khariar |
| Coordinates | 21°51.81′N 83°50.00′E / 21.86350°N 83.83333°E |
| Elevation | 946 feet (288 m) |
| Governing body | Government of Odisha |
| Owner | Used as a dwelling place of prehistoric men |
| Website | https://nuapada.nic.in |
Yogimath (Template:Ipa) is situated in Nuapada district at a distance of about 9 km from Khariar western Odisha border area and 67 km from Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi District. This place is famous for its neolithic cave paintings. In Yogimath caves the paintings are drawn by red paint over rock surfaces. The most significant pictures are of a bull followed by cow, calf and a man indicating the domestication of animal by man and agriculture. The past glory of this place is still unexplored. Near Yogimath, there is a mountain named Risipiti which is well known for producing clear echoes.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
On the basis of art style, colour composition of the motifs, the paintings can be dated to the Mesolithic or Chalcolithic periods. The paintings at Gudahandi of Kalahandi may be placed about the 15th millennium B.C., but those at Yogimath are somewhat of later period and may be assigned to about the 10th millennium B.C.[2] The paintings are largely disfigured by human vandalism and superimposition of ritualistic symbols such as the trident, swastika, and other Hindu symbols in a paste of vermillion and ghee.
The rock art shelter exhibits both monochrome and bi-chrome paintings of early historic period. It is the only reported rock art site of Nuapada district. The shelter preserves paintings in monochrome of dark red. The subject matter includes stick-like human figures, cattle (with or without hump), concentric circles, curvilinear circles, and shapes resembling dambaru (cattle drums).[3]
Study[edit | edit source]
The granite hillock Risipith preserves paintings from prehistoric times on an inclined surface of a boulder. The shelter was first reported by J.P Sing Deo in 1976. Dr. Subrat Kumar Prusty was the first person to read the Yogimatha rock painting of the Yogimatha[4] which was in an old Indian script. The script ‘Ga’, and ‘o’ (tha) was discovered from the Yogimatha rock painting; this painting showed a person with four animals and with some alphabet.[5] According to Prusty, that painting created a word like "Gaitha" (very popular Odia word at present ‘Gotha’ or ‘group’ in English). This art is closely related to this alphabet. This alphabet has similarity to Vikramkhol Cave Inscription, Dhauli and Jaugada Inscription's script of Ashok. He assumed that it was the ancient form of Indian script named Pre-Brahmi Script and it is the first glimpse of possible origin of the Odia language and script.[6][7]
External links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rock Art Shelter of Jogimath" (PDF). INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS.
- ↑ "Districts Gazetteers(Kalahandi)" (PDF). Government of Odisha. p. 36.
- ↑ Prusty, Subrat Kumar (2010). BHASA O JATIYATA (1st ed.). Bidyadharpur, Jajpur: with financial assistance by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Odisha. p. 22.
- ↑ Prusty, Subrat Kumar (2007). Odia Bhasa Sahitya Parichaya (1st ed.). Cuttack: A.K. Mishra publishers. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-81-921347-1-0.
- ↑ CLASSICL ODIA IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Odisha Sahitya Akademi. 2015. p. 34. ISBN 978-81-7586-198-5.
- ↑ Prusty, Subrat Kumar (2010). BHASA O JATIYATA (1st ed.). Bidyadharpur, Jajpur: with financial assistance by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Odisha. pp. 51–52.
- ↑ Debi Prasanna Pattanayak; Subrat Kumar Prusty (2013). "Why not Odia?". CLASSICAL ODIA (1st ed.). Maitri Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha: KIIS Foundation, New Delhi. pp. XXI, 33. ISBN 978-81-925616-3-9.