Some great information on unique characteristics of each Ratha During Ratha Jatra in Puri Jagannath Temple.
Raghurajpur – An Open Air Museum : an Awesome blog by Jitu Mishra of Virasat E Hind Foundation
Can anyone ever think of ‘Odisha’ without thinking of Lord Jagannath. No way!! Rhythms of Odiya life deeply revolve around scores of rituals related to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subadhra throughout the year. The trinity that resides…
Kapilendradeva: The invincible Odia king, how much do you know about him?
Odisha’s history is unique in the Indian context. Muslim rule started as late as 1568 in the province, and was finished in 1751 with the eastward expansion of the Maratha Empire! Numerous Odia kings are to be credited for this…
Beautiful Video on Roadtrip across Coastal Odisha by The Punjabi Wanderer
After witnessing the mass nesting at Rushikulya, I had two more days left in Odisha. So I decided to visit Puri and Konark. This video covers hitchhiking, bus rides, bike rides while I travelled from Bhubaneswar to Puri to…
Trailer for the Movie : The Lord of the Universe based on Jagannath Nabakalebara and RathaJatra, don’t miss
THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE – trailer 01 min. THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE – trailer 01 min. Posted by The Lord of the Universe on Saturday, April 15, 2017 The lord of the universe is a documentary on…
Aastha Tourist Special Train by Indian Railways to start from Puri
Railways will run an all inclusive Aastha Tourist Special Train from Puri which will take travellers to a mix of popular pilgrim centres in northern parts of the country at an affordable price. The special train would touch different pilgrimage…
Mahaprasad at Puri Jagannath Temple to undergo quality checks before being sold to devotees
According to a report in Times of India Lord Jagannath’s Mahaprasad will now undergo quality check before being sold to devotees and the administration has decided to use the services of a food inspector for the task, a first of…
Sudarsan Pattnaik attempting Guinness Record for World’s Tallest Sand Castle in Puri Odisha
All the best to eminent Sand artist of Odisha Sudarsan Pattnaik on his attempt at official #GuinnessWorldRecord for world’s tallest Sand Castle at Puri beach Odisha. Earlier record we held by USA in 2015.
Basant Kakara Pitha – a special cake is offered to Goddess Saraswati on Basant Panchami
Odisha’s ancient Saraswati temple is located in premises of Puri Jagannath Temple. Goddess Saraswati is established at a small Temple at the entrance of Goddess Bhubaneswari temple. Here Devi Saraswati sits on the back of her mount swan. Height of the Goddess…
Awesome to see BBC World do a special podcast on Sudarsan Pattnaik : India’s amazing sand artist, don’t miss
Sudarsan Pattnaik is a world famous sand artist – he creates huge sculptures of tigers, cities or famous faces like Gandhi or President Obama. Outlook’s Rahul Tandon went to meet him. Click here to listen to the podcast