Drive to Puri visiting Dhauli, Asokan Edict, 64 Yogini Temple & Bell Metal work & Pipli. In the evening visit the Blue Flag certified beach at Puri. Overnight at Mayfair Heritage, Puri. DHAULI:- Ashoka had a special weakness for Dhauli, where the battle was fought. The Daya river is said to have turned red with the blood of the many deceased after the battle, and enabled Ashoka to realize the magnitude of horror associated with war. He saw to it that Dhauli became an important centre of Buddhist activities. He built several Chaitya, Stupas and Pillars there. He got abodes excavated for the recluse, instructions inscribed for officials, expounded the main principles of dandaniti for the public, provided special status to his new kingdom including the stupas at Dhauli. The Rock Edicts found here include two separate Kalinga Edicts. In Kalinga Edict VI, he expresses his concern for the welfare of the whole world. The rock-cut elephant above the Edicts is the earliest Buddhist sculpture of Odisha. The stone elephant shows the animal's foreparts only, though it has a fine sense of form and movement. On the top of the hill, a dazzling white peace pagoda has been built by the Japan Buddha Sangha and the Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha in the 1970s. 64 YOGINI TEMPLE & BALAKATI METAL WORK:- The 64 Yogini Shrine at Hirapur built during the 9th century to harness the supernatural powers, only four of the architecturally distinct 64 Yogini Shrines survive in India today. Two of the temples are in Orissa - at Hirapur near Bhubaneswar (15 km), and the twin villages of Ranipur and Jharial. The other two 64 Yogini Shrines are present in Khajuraho and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. Constructed as a hypaethral structure. The temple is a circular structure, 30 feet in diameter, which is built of coarse sandstone and has barely 8 feet high walls containing 64 niches to house the sculptures of Yoginis or Dakinis (2 feet in height). There are 7 more Katyayanis on the outer perimeter wall. This hypaethral shrine facing the east was discovered in 1953 by Kedarnath Mahapatra of the Orissa State Museum. It was a temple open to the sky, with a small platform in the middle with four pillars. The inner perimeter wall had small Yogini statues made of black Chlorite. Also One can see the Village 'Balakati' famous for 'Brass Metal' Pot makers & their work. Brass Metal pots are very much used in Temples & all types of Religious ceremonies. They make Pots traditionally, putting the Metal in Fire again and again & 5/6 people hammering that to give the desired size. Since the workers work with strong Fire & hard hammering, they work from early morning till midday or little after that. PIPLI:- Applique comes from the French word 'appliquer', which means to 'put on'. In applique, one piece of fabric is placed over a base layer and is sewn in place. Another technique is the reverse applique, in which one layer of fabric is placed on another layer, and a shape is cut out from the top layer, exposing the lower layer. These two are then neatly stitched together. The applique craft reached its peak in the 11th century AD, under the patronage of the king and nobility. A craft that originated as a temple art now finds its application in a wide range of household, decorative and ceremonial products. This handicraft is unparalleled in its flexibility and versatility, permitting experimentation and encouraging innovation. Artisans with their skilful blending of myths, symbolism and imagination provide the craft an appealing dynamism. The applique items are mainly used during processions of the deities in their various ritual outings. Items like Chhati (umbrella), Tarasa – a heart-shaped wooden piece covered by appliqué cloth and supported by a long wooden pole and Chandua – an umbrella shaped canopy are usually seen during the processions. 'Jhalar', another popular item is a sort of frill which is used as a border to canopies and also independently as a decorative piece.
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