Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
Umpteen attempts have been made and are being made to convert SriJagannatha of Puri from Buddha to Bishnu and judiciary is also in use to achieve this notorious aim.
The land is over-saturated with Bishnu temples. But every Oriya heart is the temple of SriJagannatha. This unique deity is mother, father and teacher to every Oriya. Why? Below is an attempt to answer:
Buddha Emerged as SriJagannatha From Orissa’s Matriarchal Concept