Bhubaneswar (22.01.2024): In a spectacular celebration of the consecration and inauguration of Shree Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the students of Vikash Residential School in Bhubaneswar illuminated 1,00,000 diyas in the school premises creating a record of sorts. Earlier, Maharashtra’s…
In all the hullaballoo of Emar Mutt demolition in Puri, what was forgotten and overlooked was that it had many branches all over the state; and was the fountainhead of many smaller Mutts. Among the many smaller branches in different…
Every year, a dozen Odia Music Videos get released on ‘Utkala Dibasa’ (Odisha Foundation day). This year was no exception. But what comes as a real surprise is the Epic Music Video ‘Subharambha’ which was launched on ‘Panaa Sankranti’ (Odia New…
Cultural Extravaganza @Odisha Parba 2019 Odisha Parba Ek Baar Phir…Cultural Extravaganza at Odisha Parba from 15th-17th March 2019 at India Gate in New DelhiThe #MegaEvent will showcase a grand spectrum of this beautiful coastal state through its enchanting Music Dance;…
The origin of the Goddess Biraja, though obscure, the halo of myths, the primitives archetype of human history springing from collective consciousness through ages, surrounds it and is transmitted to the generation down from the pre-Christian era. The different appellations…
Samba Dashami is a unique festival in Odisha. It is celebrated on the 10th day of the Sukla Paksha of Pausha Masa as per Odia calendar. This festival is especially celebrated in the eastern part of Odisha. Tradition According to…
ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କଳାର ଦେଶ ଉତ୍କଳ । ଏଠାରେ ଐତିହ୍ୟସ୍ଥଳୀ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ । ଆମ ପରି ଭିନ୍ନକ୍ଷମମାନଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ଐତିହ ସ୍ଥଳୀ ବୁଲିବା ଓ କଳାକୁ ଜାଣିବାର ଆଗ୍ରହ ରହିଛି । ଅଵସର ସମୟ ମିଳିଲେ ଛୁଟିଦିନମାନଙ୍କରେ ଆମେ ଦର୍ଶନୀୟ ସ୍ଥାନଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଶିକ୍ଷଣ ଭ୍ରମଣମାନ କରିଥାଉ, ହେଲେ ସେମାନେ ମନମାରିଦିଅନ୍ତି । କାରଣ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପରି…
A nameless 150-year-old building has been renovated and is set to feature prominently on Odisha’s tourism map. Buoyed by a high tide, and buffeted by a choppy sea, my boat from River Gobari takes me to the tiny, uninhabited island…
The Vāmana Avatar is the first Avatar in which Lord Vishnu incarnated as a human. He is also the first incarnation of the Second Age or Treta Yuga. This is the fifth of the Dasavatar. Shrimad Bhagavata Purana describes that, Vishnu…
Festivals bring with them loads of fun, merry-making and waves of nostalgia. Each of them pragmatic with an interesting story traced back to ancient times. One such festivity celebrated by Odias is Khudurukuni Osha also known as Bhalukuni Osha.…