The Temple City of India, Bhubaneshwar, has hundreds of temples, caves, lakes and museums. Museums of Bhubaneshwar are worth watching while you are on a tour to Bhubaneshwar. These museums have a splendid collection of antiques and handicraft items. Bhubaneshwar has three very interesting museums like the Orissa State Museum, the Handicrafts Museum and Tribal Museum.
The Orissa State Museum was started in 1932 in the premises of Ravenshaw College, and later established as Orissa State Museum in 1938, by the Orissa Government. Orissa State Museum displays the rich artistic tradition of India, influenced by Jainism, Buddhism and Brahminical styles. The museum has a rich collection of coins, antique sculptures, armory objects, copper plates, and Bronze Age implements. The museum also has collections of traditional folk and musical instruments. Paintings and other various art objects are also kept in the museum. It is centrally located and hence easily accessible. This museum shows the rich cultural heritage of the temple city of India.
Among the various museums of Bhubaneshwar, the Manuscript Gallery is unique. The Manuscript Gallery has the collection of some rare palm leaf manuscripts. Around 50,000 manuscripts are displayed in the museum. Those cover various subjects such as religion, medicine, philosophy, mathematics, warfare and crafts. Epigraphy Gallery has preserved the rare epigraphic records. The museum has also preserved the manuscript of Gita Govinda, written by the famous poet Jayadeva, in the 12th century.
Art lovers can add the Handicrafts Museum in the tour of the museums of Bhubaneshwar. The museum is located on the Secretariat Road of Bhubaneshwar. This museum has an excellent collection of patta paintings, stone sculptures, brassware, horn toys and other art objects. One can even enjoy the displays of renowned silver filigree work of Orissa.
The Tribal Museum is another wonderful museum of Bhubaneshwar, showing the rich tribal culture of the state. The museum deals with the facets of tradition and culture of tribal life in Orissa. Orissa has numerous native tribes, and the Tribal Museum offers the opportunity of viewing various aspects of their life. This includes how they make their living, their dances, their handicrafts, musical instruments and songs. The museum also displays the types of houses, costumes and jewellery.
Museums of Bhubaneshwar preserve the collection of rich antiques of Bhubaneshwar.
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