Utkalakhaṇḍa of Skandapurāṇa

This text is a part of Skandapurāṇa which is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. This section Utkalakhaṇḍa is divided into 50 chapters and is devoted to the eulogy of the Puruṣottamakṣetra (Puri area of Orissa), especially of Jagannātha of Puri. This section is also known as Puruṣottamamāhātmya. Folios before 60th and after 95th (probably) are missing. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 39 Folios; Incomplete MS. No colophon found.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 41X9 cm. Author: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa (according to tradition). Date of original material: before 13th century.