Download or read book Tantra and Śākta Art of Orissa written by Thomas E. Donaldson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a rich and variegated picture of the sakta/ tantra art of Orissa, highlighting the evolving iconography of individual images. He focuses on different forms and depictions of the goddess as Sakti, painstakingly analyzing the architecture of a number of temples and their images.