Utkalakhaṇḍa or Puruṣottamamāhātmya of Skandapurāṇa

This text is a part of Skandapurāṇa which is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. This section Puruṣottamamāhātmya 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 Utkalakhaṇḍa. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 211 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 39X15 cm. Author: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa (according to tradition); Scribe: Śivaprasāda. Date of original material: before 13th century.