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HARIRAJPUR There are big mounds found at village Harirajapur near Jatani of Delanga Block of puri district .These twin mounds are found to the north of the village Harirajapur and to the south of the famous Buddhist site Aragarh and Haripur .It is about 5 k.m forms Aragarh hill. The area between the mound and Aragarh being a lowly land, during rains these areas create illusion of the artificial lake. Like other mounds surface of this mound is also possessed with black ware, red gray ware. Besides this there are two sand stone slabs found lying into the east of the mound that bear the carving of a Buddhist chatri like feature. These two mounds covered approximately 200 square meters.

The mound of Kirkimundia and the mound of Aragarh hill have been identified with the Buddhist sculptures and found scattered on both the hills. Aragarh at Haripur panchayat in khurda district on the bank of river Daya is a Buddhist site .N.K Sahu suggest that Aragada could be the site where the Bhorasila,a very famous Buddhist monastery. In 1954 Buddhist icons of Vajrayana period were recovered from paddy field on the foot hill of Aragada.

The excavation at Harirajpur(Bang)near Jatani, of Khurdha district. The excavation was conducted jointly by K.K. Basa of the Anthropology Department of Utkal University, Vanivihar and Rabi Mohanty of Deccan College, Pune. The findings were encouraging skeleton chopped up below ken was found within habitation along with one female and child skeletons. The discovery and excavation of chalcolithic site at Harirajpur near Sisupalgarh opened up a new horizon in the field of chalcolithic research in costal Odisha and a new possibility about continuity and chronology of Odishan culture is envisioned.

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KURAKHI MUNDIA In ancient India Buddhist religion spread all over India. Many ancient   kings are also   patronized and initiate Buddhism, which help to spread Buddhism. Firstly Mouryan king Ashok has patronized Buddhism. After their Kalinga war in 261BC,he was deeply misery showing this bloodly war .He initiate by Budhhism at dhauli .He much more speard Buddhism also in odisha .He built many stupa, chaitya and vihara on the hill top .Dhauli, Aragarh, Labanagiri, Kurakhimundia are significant Buddhist stupa were erected in ancient India during 3rd century BC. Among these Buddhist site Kurakhi Mundia is another important archaeological site. It is situated in Puri district on the right bank of the river Daya, near the village Kakudia, on the Jatani-Pipili road, about 20KM from the Bhubaneswar. On the top of the Kurakhi Mundia we found much more remains of stupa. That donate a stupa was built on this hill but now which is completely ruined. The foundation of the structure descended in three terraces, which is clearly visible on its southern side and the upper portion of the structure was originally surrounded by an enclosure .The enclosure was consisted of up rights and railings. Several pieces of railing, copingstone, crossbar and more than 200 remains are lying scattered on the top of hillock .The uprights have sockets to receive the crossbars. Their unfortunately devoid of many decorative sculptures of the faces. The foundation of the original shrine is only visible in the debris. It was built of burnt brick of large size. on the middle portion, to the east side of the hill is a large plain space. The surface of the space contains gray and red ware pottery and burnt bricks. Beside these, the foundation of monastery is also clearly visible. A modern shrine dedicated to ‘Kurkeswara Siva’ temple has been erected on the top of the Buddhist ruin.

Herostone:- One herostone found on this ruin ,in which depicted ‘lingapuja’. These are common findings on the ruin of Buddhist sites of Daya Valley. Another unfinished stone with ‘Anjali Mudra’ adorning to sivalinga is also present their two more such type of herostone having lingapuja are traced on north side of the foot hill of Kurakhi Mundia. The surrounding include area of Kurakhi Mundia also features some importance of archaeological monuments including a medieval fort. Votive Stupa:- Many votive stupa are also found on the top of the Kurakhi Mundia hill. A votive stupa were enshrine on the back side of the siva temple, it is used as ‘Chaura’. Another votive stupa is also found but it was ruined. In which depicted ‘a women were worshiped ‘Siva linga’ called it lingapuja. Railing Pillar:- Here many railing pillar which are belongs to the 3rd century BC. It was enclosure with the modern siva temple .That donate the temple are erected upon ruins of stupa. The pillar are connected by crossbar and coping stone. Many laterite monolithic pillars are also found which are used in stupa. The base and top of the pillar is square and middle portion (shaft) is octagonal.

Nijigada village now settle below the hill foot. Entrance of the village we found much more pottery which are belongs to the 3rd century BC and some are historical period. Three structural step-wells are found in village area. These are proved here a civilization also settle in ancient period. The exploration by the student revealed a sculptured stone slab containing railing fence like A marabati marbal sculpture of stupa. And recover a herostone contanining lingapuja  and  an fragmented elephant. Step-Well:- There are three structural step cut well are discovered. The local people called it ‘Hatikhama’ .Because they are believed that the structure is was used for providing training to elphants. Out of these three steps well one is called ‘Ranikua’ and other two are called ‘Pochhakua’. The term ‘Kua’ is local term used for well. It is a English ‘L’ shape structure excavated in a laterite rock bed measuring length 10.25meter and width 1.60 meter in one end to the north side ten step are arranged to enter the well. It is surrounded by an enclosure wall in its four sides. Below the ground within square pit which is surrounded by laterite stone block and contain some sculptures depicting garland bearing Apsaras and lotus medallion. The well is in circular shape and its surrounding paved with sand stone slab. In rain season water is fill upper square portion and in summer season it became dry and water receded in circular portion. Another two structural step cut well is known as ‘Pochakua’. These two are not used by people therefore called it Pochakua. The structural basis of construction was same as Ranikua. But here any medallion or any sculptures are not found .The step are bring out 10cm from the circular wall. When the water level was low through this step,peoples are took water in the well .Same step well of chaudwar area also noticed by Gopinatha Jena in a article “Step well in Odisha A case study “in June 2005. The fragment sculpture of ‘Vairabi Murti’ is found here. In this image a women had sitting posture having four weapons in her four arm. A stone elephant also found here .It had also sitting posture, bend their four legs but its forehead part has broken. These two fragment sculpture are found in front of modern siva temple. A Nursingha image is found, lying under the tree in eastern side of the hill foot near Ranikua.