Asika Orissa
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Asika (आसिका) is a tahsil town in Ganjam district in Orissa, India. Fondly known as the sugar city of India. Asika is the 3rd largest city in district of Ganjam after Berhampur and Bhanjanagar.
Variants
- Ashikanagara/Ashika Nagara (असिकनगर)
- Aska (आसका)
Location
Its geographical coordinates are 19° 36' 0" North, 84° 39' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Āsika. It is at a distance of 81 km from Kalinga in its south-east direction. Asika is a major commercial and transportation hub of Ganjam district. It is situated between river Badanadi and holy river Rushikuliya.The National Highway-159 is started here and end at Raipur.
Asika is located on state highway 7 and national highway 59. It is 40 kilometers away from Berhampur. It has road connectivity to all most all town and cities of Odisha.
History
This city is home to people of various religious beliefs and thus contains several temples, mosques and churches, as well as colleges, schools and other institutions.
In Hathigumpha inscription
Hathigumpha inscription mentions Asikanagara in Line-4 - कारयति पनतिसाहि सतसहसेहि पकतियो च रंजयति [।।] दुतिये च वसे अचितयिता सातकनिं पछिमदिसं हय गज नर रध बहुलं दंडं पठापयति [।।] कन्हवेंणां गताय च सेनाय वितासिति असिक नगरं [।।] ततिये पुन वसे
Line 4-5 - In the second year, without caring for Sātakarnī [His Majesty] sent to the west a large army consisting of horse, elephant, infantry and chariot, and struck terror to Asikanagara with that troop that marched upto the river Kanhavemnā
Masikanagara or Asikanagara
It is revealed from Line-4 of the Hathigumpha inscription that Kharavela in the second year of his reign despatched a strong force comprising cavalry, elephantry, infantry and chariotry to the western quarter without caring for or bothering about Sātakarnī, and Asikanagara was frightened on its reaching the river Kanhavemṇā.
Sadananda Agrawal[1] writes....Some scholars prefer to read Masikanagara instead of Asikanagara and locate it in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. According to Sadananda Agrawal it is not well-supported. Kanhavemṇā is commonly equated with the Krishna River coastal flowing in Andhra Pradesh. However, Krishna lies much to the south of Kalinga, and not west as averred in the epigraph (पछिमदिसं). But there is another stream flowing to the west of Kalinga in Vidarbha and known locally at present as Kanhan River which flows about 17 km northwest of Nagpur and joins the river Vena (Wainganga), and it is the combined flow of these two streams that is spoken as Kanhavemṇā in our records.
The recent find of a sealing belonging to the Asikajanapada in course of intensive archaeological excavations at Adam in Nagpur district has solved also the problem of locating Asikanagara whose king or and people became frightful at the arrival of Kharavela's army at Kanhavemṇā. In view of the evidence of a highly prosperous city unearthed at Adam, Prof AM Shastri is of the opinion that Adam Nagpur itself represents the Asikanagara of Hathigumpha inscription. It is worth noting in the present context that a terracota sealing having a legend, has been discovered from Adam Nagpur, situated on the right bank of the river Wainganga, which reads Asakajanapadasa (असकजनपदस). [2]
Different scholars interpret the events described in the inscription differently:
According to K.P. Jayaswal and R. D. Banerji, Kharavela sent an army against Satakarani. Sailendra Nath Sen also states that Kharavela sent out an army that advanced up to Krishna River, and threatened the Musika city (Musikanagara) located near the junction of Krishna River and Musi Rivers (near present-day Nalgonda).
According to Bhagwan Lal Indraji, the king Satakarni of the western region wanted to avoid an invasion of his kingdom by Kharavela. So, he sent horses, elephants, chariots and men to Kharavela as a tribute. In the same year, Kharavela captured the city of Masika with assistance of Kusumba Kshatriyas.
According to Alain Daniélou, Kharavela was friendly with Satakarni, and only crossed his kingdom without any clashes.
According to Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya, Kharavela's army failed to advanced against Satakarni, and then diverted its course to threaten the city of Asika (Asikanagara).
http://ashishsarangi.blogspot.com/2016/09/khavela-and-his-hathigumpha.html
आसिका
आसिका (Asika) भारत के ओड़िशा राज्य के गंजाम ज़िले में स्थित एक नगर है। यहाँ से राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 59 और राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 157 गुज़रते हैं।
मसिकनगर = असिकनगर
सदानंद अग्रवाल[3] ने मसिकनगर को असिकनगर के रूप में व्याख्यायित किया है और शहर आदम (नागपुर जिला) के साथ पहचान की है। एडम में पाए गए एक अत्यधिक समृद्ध शहर के साक्ष्य के मद्देनजर, प्रोफेसर एएम शास्त्री का मत है कि आदम स्वयं हाथीगुम्फा शिलालेख के असिकनगर का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है । वर्तमान संदर्भ में यह ध्यान देने योग्य है कि वैनगंगा नदी के दाहिने किनारे पर स्थित एडम से एक पौराणिक कथा वाली टेराकोटा सीलिंग की खोज की गई है , जिसमें असकजनपद (देवनागरी: असकजनपद) लिखा है।[4]
List of Villages in Asika tahsil
1. Agraharamnarayanpur, 2. Alipur, 3. Amalapada, 4. Asuraipalli, 5. Babanapur, 6. Badagada, 7. Badakholli, 8. Baghuapalli, 9. Bajrakote, 10. Balichai, 11. Balisira, 12. Baragan, 13. Belapada, 14. Bhejiput, 15. Bhetanai, 16. Bodarasingi, 17. Chadheyapalli, 18. Charamaria , 19. Danchandanpedhi, 20. Dantaribagada, 21. Debabhumi, 22. Dhanakhala, 23. Dhanija, 24. Dhobapalli, 25. Dhunkuni, 26. G Nuapalli, 27. Gadagadahill, 28. Gangapur Alias Purusotampur Sasan, 29. Ghatakuri, 30. Gobanala, 31. Golabandapalli, 32. Goudagotha, 33. Gudisara, 34. Gunthapada, 35. Haradapadar, 36. Jaganathpalli, 37. Jaganathpur, 38. Jaganathpursasan, 39. Jayapur, 40. K Rajendrapur, 41. Kaithada Ramachandrapur, 42. Kalasandhapur, 43. Kamagada, 44. Kanakapalli, 45. Kandharaipalli, 46. Karatali, 47. Karpuranuagam , 48. Kendupadara , 49. Khadabhaga, 50. Khandabandha, 51. Khandabharatapalli, 52. Khandadeuali, 53. Khandadeuli, 54. Kharia , 55. Khariguda Rajendrapur, 56. Kornoli , 57. Kotibadi, 58. Kotinada, 59. Kumbhari, 60. Magura, 61. Magurapalli, 62. Makundapur, 63. Mamudiha, 64. Mangalapur, 65. Mantapada, 66. Nabaratnapur, 67. Nalabanta, 68. Narasinghapalli, 69. Narayanapur Bs Pur, 70. Narayanpur, 71. Nirala, 72. Nuababanpur, 73. Nuabila, 74. Nuagan, 75. Nuapalli, 76. Padhala, 77. Pakidi, 78. Pandiapathara, 79. Pataliguda, 80. Pathara, 81. Phappalapur, 82. Phulasarapali, 83. Radhacharanpalli, 84. Rishipur, 85. Sahapur, 86. Sahaspur, 87. Samaiguda, 88. Sanakholi, 89. Sandhinuapalli, 90. Santarapur, 91. Sapuapalli , 92. Sidhanai, 93. Simakhai, 94. Sumantapalli, 95. Sunapalli, 96. Talaputu, 97. Tarasingi, 98. Tentulia, 99. Tumbathengapalli,
Temples
- Satyanarayan Temple, Binayak Bazar, Aska
- Maa Fulakasuni (Odia sahi)
- Rameshwar Temple,KS Patna
- Maa Khambeswari Goddess
- Jagannath Temple (Sunambo Sahi)
- Panchamuki Hanuman Mandir
- Jaganatha Temple (Nuagam)
- Kali Mandir (Nuagam)
- Bhagabat Mandir (Nuagam)
- Radha Krushna Mandir (Nuagam)
- Ram Mandir (Nuagam)
- Pudageswar
- Subarneswar
- Nilakantheswar
- Satyanarayan
- Karanjei Goddess
- Balunkeswar
- Tirupati Balaji
- Ram Mandir
- Hanuman Mandir
- Maa Kali
- Maa Kalimukhi
- Narshinha
- Maa Thakurani near Gondopuli
- Jaganath temple main road Kalasanadh Pur
- Hunuman temple main road Kalasanadh Pur
- Radha Krishna Temple (Banibihar, Aska)
- Sai Mandira
- Maa Kankana Devi temple, (Bhetanai)
- Ellama Potturaj (Damodarpalli)
- Maa Rajjamma Kanekamma (Dhobapalli)
- Hanuman Temple (Kotibadi)
- Gopinath Temple (Raipalli)
- Radhakrishna Mandir (Chadhiapalli)
Notable persons
External links
See also
References
- ↑ Sadananda Agrawal: Śrī Khāravela, Published by Sri Digambar Jain Samaj, Cuttack, 2000.,pp.42-43
- ↑ Sadanand Agrawal: Śrī Khāravela, Published by Sri Digambar Jain Samaj, Cuttack, 2000, p.43
- ↑ Sadananda Agrawal: Śrī Khāravela, Published by Sri Digambar Jain Samaj, Cuttack, 2000.,pp.42-43
- ↑ Sadanand Agrawal: Śrī Khāravela, Published by Sri Digambar Jain Samaj, Cuttack, 2000, p.43
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