An ancient temple complex in a remote Jammu village speaks the same architectural language of an aeons old temple 2,000 miles away in Odisha. This similarity between the two regions transcended thousands of miles in an age where trains or…
Awesome Initiative from Maa Sarala Temple : No Helmet No Puja for Vehicles one more step for awareness
In Jagatsinghpur, god helps those who help themselves. The famous Sarala Temple in the district on Sunday announced that it will no longer accept offerings or pujas from bike-borne worshippers who ride up to the temple without helmets. Upon every…
Authorities planning to implement a Heritage Signage Guidelines for Ekamra Kshetra Old Town area
The cluttered signage at Old Town will be revived with authorities planning to implement a Heritage Signage Guidelines for Ekamra Kshetra, a draft of which recently got approved by the development body. After enforcement of the guidelines, certain areas at…
Kalinga Diaries : A project to rediscover Unexplored Odisha, check it out
Kalinga Diaries is a brand new project to get people to the lesser known, hidden monuments of Odisha. Founded by a dedicated team determined to make more people aware of the unexplored side of Odia, the startup’s maiden trip will be…
Sovanesvara : The Saviour of The Sadhabas, A nice blog by Taranisen Pattnaik
Sovanesvara is a 12th century heritage site built by King Anangabhima Deva II (1190-98) of Ganga dynasty. This artistically designed Hindu temple is situated on the left banks of sacred Prachi river (a tributary of Mahandi) at Niali block in…
Check out this Travel Video : Vlog to top of Mahendragiri in Odisha housing Highest Jagganath Temple and Shiva Temple of the state
As all of you know I travelled to Mahendragiri,which is Odisa’s second highest peak earlier this year,click the link below to watch the vlog Mahendragiri Trip — https://goo.gl/9TQGZh But I was not content with that trip,so this time I not…
Did you know there are actually three Ananta Basudeba temples in Bhubaneswar? Blog by Ashish Sarangi
Basudeba is Lord Krishna, an avataar of Lord Bishnu. The temple of Ananta Basudeba was constructed in the thirteenth century, and the complete murties of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra are worshipped there. Balarama stands under a seven hooded serpent, Subhadra holds Jewels pot and lotus in her two hands keeping her left foot over…
Nice to see Heritage Walk among Bhubaneswar Temples named Ekamra Walks continues to grow in popularity
Proving its growing popularity among students community, city’s heritage walk, the Ekamra Walks, on May 7 got several engineering students from the KIIT University as participants. They heard about the event from social media and made it their day on…
Crew members of AirAsia and media personnel from Malaysia wowed by Old Town heritage walk
Crew members of AirAsia and media personnel from Malaysia took part in the weekly Ekamra Walk on Sunday. The heritage trip through the architectural treasures of Old Town saw 35 participants, including 11 from Air Asia. Like the crew members,…
An attempt to promote Lesser Known Destinations of Odisha by Nirupama Hotels
Nirupama Hotels, one of the Odisha’s fastest growing hospitality brands, with an objective to promote less–hyped tourism destinations of the state has announced the launch of its fourth hotel at Dhabaleswar, here at Bhubaneswar. The official website, group brochure and…