Diwali is a unique celebration in Odisha. Here, the ‘Festival of Lights’ is not just limited to customary bursting of crackers and exchange of lip-smacking sweets, but also accompanied by Kali Puja and the ritualistic ceremony of ‘Badabadua Daka’. The…
ଆଲୋକର ପର୍ବ ଦୀପାବଳି ସାରା ଭାରତରେ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭିନ୍ନ ମତକୁ ନେଇ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଶୈଳୀରେ ପାଳିତ ହୋଇଥାଏ । ଉତ୍ତରଭାରତୀୟ ରାମଙ୍କର ଅଯୋଧ୍ୟା ଆଗମନ ଖୁସିରେ ଦୀପାଵଳି ପାଳନ୍ତି । ଶକ୍ତି ଉପାସକଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦୀପାଵଳି ଦେବୀ କାଳିଙ୍କର ଅନ୍ୟତମ ପୂଜାର୍ଚ୍ଚନାର ଦିଵସ । ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଭାରତୀୟ ମାନେ ନରକାସୁର ବଧ ତଥା କେତେକ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ…
We took to the streets of Bhubaneswar to ask the youth if the Supreme Court’s judgement on Diwali Firecracker Ban was justified with respective to reducing the overall pollution. Here is what they had to say.
This Diwali Desire Foundation along with Liter of Light and Liter of Light Bangalore installed solar-powered, environmentally sustainable street lights, made with empty Pepsi bottles, in a remote village of Bhubaneswar, India and celebrated Diwali in a different way.
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, the fourth largest museum in USA, hosted a special event on Odisha Arts & Culture for the first time in the USA during its Diwali event on 2nd November in partnership with The Odisha…
As Indians celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights on Sunday, thousands of people gathered at Jagannath temple in Puri to pay obeisance to their ancestors through the unique ritual known as “Badabadua Daka”. On the occasion of Diwali, the ritual…
Diwali, also known as Deepavali—literally the “festival of lights”—is the most important festival in Hinduism. While the festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five-day period, the main festival night of Diwali coincides with new moon night of the…
Diwali is a unique celebration in Odisha. Here, the ‘Festival of Lights’ is not just limited to customary bursting of crackers and exchange of lip-smacking sweets, but also accompanied by Kali Puja and the ritualistic ceremony of ‘Badabadua Daka’. The…
One special ritual in Diwali which is unique in Eastern India state Odisha is the calling of ancestors’ souls on the day and praying for their souls to find the peaceful path. The souls are attracted by keeping a diya inside…
Diwali, ‘the festival of light’ is here. Like any other year, all of you must have lit up your homes. burst crackers and had plenty of fun. This Diwali, Desire Foundation, took a step forward to expand its on-going, eco-friendly…