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How did regional cultures grow around religious traditions?
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- In other regions, regional cultures grew around religious traditions.
- The best example of this process is the cult of Jagannatha (literally, lord of the world, a name for Vishnu) at Puri, Orissa.
- To date, the local tribal people make the wooden image of the deity, which suggests that the deity was originally a local god.
- He was later identified with Vishnu.
- In the twelfth century, one of the most important rulers of the Ganga dynasty, Anantavarman, decided to erect a temple for Purushottama Jagannatha at Puri.
- Afterwards, in 1230, king Anangabhima III dedicated his kingdom to the deity.
- He proclaimed himself as the 'deputy' of the god.
- With the temple gaining importance as a centre of pilgrimage, its authority in social and political matters also increased.
- All those who conquered Orissa, like the Mughals, the Marathas and the English East India Company, attempted to gain control over the temple.
- They felt that this would make their rule acceptable to local people.
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