Sasthi OSHA/ Sathi OSHA falls on the 6th day of sukla paksha of the Bhadrab Month. This Puja is dedicated to Folk goddess Sasthi. In the state of Odisha, this puja observed by mothers for the betterment and longevity of…
Bali Tritiya in Odisha – know the ritual and significance
Bali Trutiya/ Tritiya festival falls on the third day of Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrab month(usually falls one day before Ganesh Chaturthi). This puja is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvathi. In the state of Odisha, a popular notion is…
କୁଣ୍ଢାକୁଣ୍ଢି ଵା କୁଣ୍ଢି କାଞ୍ଚି ଅମାଵାସ୍ୟା
କଥାରେ ଅଛି ବାର ମାସେ ତେର ପର୍ବ, କିନ୍ତୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ମାସରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଘରେ ପାଳନ ହୋଇଥାଏ ଅତିକମରେ ଚାରିଟିରୁ ପାଞ୍ଚଟି ପର୍ଵ। ସମଗ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପର୍ଵପର୍ଵଣି କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଭାବରେ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ କୃଷିକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସହ ଜଡ଼ିତ। ଏହି ପରି ଏକ ପର୍ବ ହେଉଛି ଭାଦ୍ରବ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା ଯାହା ଉପକୂଳ…
OSA: Odisha Society of New England celebrated 74th Independence Day with a virtual event out of Odisha
Odisha Society of New England celebrated 74th Independence Day with a virtual event out of Odisha. The program, very aptly called “Ama desha ama mati, ame sabu Ekathi” was opened by Indian consulate general, New York, Mr Randhir Jaiswal with…
Soma Mandal : Breaking the glass ceiling : First Woman to be Chairman of SAIL : From NIT Rourkela to Nalco Trainee to top position of Steel Authority of India
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has yet to approve her appointment. Provided that Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approves her, Soma Mandal will leave a mark on the world with the uncommon qualification of being the main lady director…
7 Odisha handlooms achieved international fame and are widely spread among Indian diaspora
Odisha, though has quite less population compared to many states, has second largest weaver population in India with more than 94% weavers belonging to the Hindu community. The diversity of the handlooms of Odisha is greatly influced due to the…
Rekha panchami – know the significance and rituals observed in Odisha
Rekha Panchami, also known as Raksha Panchami or Rakhya Panjami, the festival is dedicated to Batuk Bhairav – an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Rekha Panchami is observed on the fifth day of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrava month. In Jagannath…
Chingari App Co-developed By Odisha Techie wins India’s first AatmaNirbhar App Challenge
Chingari App has emerged as the winner in the social category of the innovation challenge in which around 6,940 tech entrepreneurs and start-ups from across the country participated and submitted entries for 9 different categories namely Business, eLearning, Entertainment, Games,…
UNESCO recognises these two Odisha villages as Tsunami Ready
Two coastal villages Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district have been recognised as being “Tsunami Ready” by UNESCO for their overall preparedness to face the Tsunami disaster. This…
This is how Pattachitra paintings are made.
Odisha is a place of rich art and culture. From ancient times various art types show the way of life of Odia people. Pattachitra is one of those types of art. This is a form of traditional art or painting…