“Patriotism is the last refugee of a scoundrel,” said Samuel Johnson, the famous English writer, in the 18th century. At different times, patriotism has been replaced by religion or politics to make the point. The quote kept propping up in…
#OdiaPost ଉତ୍ତର ପ୍ରଦେଶ କାନପୁରସ୍ଥିତ ଚମତ୍କାରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର ଦେଉଛି ବର୍ଷା ଆଗମନର ସଙ୍କେତ
Heard about this Jagannath Temple in Kanpur Uttarpradesh which predicts the rainfall date 15 days before? ଚମତ୍କାରର ଦେଶ ଭାରତ । ଏଇଠି ଅନେକ ଘଟଣା ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମିଳେ ଯାହାର ରହସ୍ୟ ଆଚମ୍ବିତ କରେ । ଯେମିତିକି ଉତ୍ତରପ୍ରଦେଶର ଏକ ମନ୍ଦିର ବର୍ଷାର ସଂକେତ ଦେବାରେ ଅନେକ ବର୍ଷ ହେବ…
Temple Run in Bhubaneswar : A beautiful travelogue on temple city by Nirdesh Singh
The lanes of the old city of Bhubaneswar are choc-a-block with temples making you wonder if this is how Delhi and other North Indian towns looked before the temples disappeared and tombs appeared. In Bhubaneswar, however, the temple building…
What Masako Ono from Japan thinks about Encounter with divinity through Odissi
My encounter with the rath yatra and Lord Jagannath was, of course, through Odissi dance. If I hadn’t chosen Odissi dance as my profession, I would have never known about this festival or about the legacy of the Trinity. Odisha’s…
A 10 minute primer to Jagannath Culture and Ratha Jatra by Sambeet Dash
Today is RATH YATRA of Lord Jagannath. Millions of devotees all over the world, the majority of them from the temple town of Puri, Odisha are braving heat and humidity to have a DARSHAN (devotional peek) of the Lord. I…
#OdiaPost ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ କ୍ଷୀରି ଭୋଗ ପାଇଁ ଚାଲନ୍ତୁ ବର୍ଷକୁ ମାତ୍ର ୧୦ ଦିନ ପାଇଁ ଚଳଚଞ୍ଚଳ ରହୁଥିବା ଆଲାରନାଥ ପୀଠ
Alarnatha Temple is a temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Brahmagiri, near Puri.It becomes crowded after the Snana Yatra when lord Jagannath cannot be seen in Puri. During this period, popularly known as Anasara or ‘Anavasara’ instead of having darshan in…
#OdiaPost ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଭାରତର ଯୋଗ ପୁରୁଷମାନେ ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ରଚନା
Did you know :”ପତଞ୍ଜଳି ଯୋଗ ସୂତ୍ର ଏଇ ପୃଥିବୀର ମହାନ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥ ଯାହା ସବୁଠୁ ନିରସ ଏବଂ ଅତି ଅରୁଚିକର ଅଟେ ଯେ କୌଣସି ବିଦ୍ୱାନ ଏହାକୁ ପଢିବାକୁ ଅମଙ୍ଗ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ।” ମାନବ ତନ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ବୁଝିବା ଓ ଏହାର ସମ୍ଭାବନାକୁ ଖୋଜିବା କାମ ଆଦିଯୋଗୀଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ବରୁ କେହି କରିନଥିଲେ ।…
ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ରଜପର୍ବ କାହିଁକି? ଅଣଓଡ଼ିଆ କେମିତି ପାଳନ୍ତି ରଜ? ଜାଣନ୍ତୁ ଆମ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ଓ କିମ୍ବଦନ୍ତୀରେ କଣ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ ଅଛି #OdiaPost
A beautiful article describing all the links in mythology and differnet parts of world of this Odisha special Raja Parba celebration for 3 days. ରଜପର୍ବ ଚାରି ଦିନ ଧରି ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ । ରଜର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନକୁ ମାସନ୍ତ ବା ସଜବାଜ ଓ ପ୍ରଥମ…
Raja Festival and Modern Usage of Odia by Citizen Blogger Sambeet Dash
The month of June is regarded as the beginning of summer in USA, whereas in Odisha it marks the beginning of the end of the blistering summer season. Raja Sankranti, a prevalen, popular festival pertaining to Odisha, especially in its…
#OdiaPost : 11 Things that make Raja Parba special in Odisha
Here is a nice article on 11 things that Make Raja Parba special in Odisha ରଜ ମୁଖ୍ୟତଃ ୩ଦିନ ପାଳିତ ହେବା ସହ ପ୍ରଥମ ରଜର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନ ଓ ଶେଷ ରଜର ପର ଦିନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ପର୍ବ ପାଳିତ ହୋଇଥାଏ । ଶରୀର ପାଇଁ ବିଶ୍ଵାମ ଆଉ…