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India Surf Festival in Odisha Feb 2015 – Info to plan your travel
India Surf Festival into its 4th year at Odisha beaches is more than just surfing. Organized by the Surfing Yogis (a group of like-minded people who combine surfing, yoga, and nature), it’s an eco-friendly celebration of oneness that provides a…
Langudi Odisha rich in Buddhist heritage – Ideas in Rock Cut
Langudi is a Buddhist site in coastal Odisha, located in Dharmasala area, about 90 km from Bhubaneswar. Archaeologists have unearthed two panels of rock-cut caves and Dhyani Buddhas in a hill. The earlier panel is dated to 1st-2nd century BC…
Finally Odisha Finds Place in Buddhist State Circuits of India
Even as the Buddhist sites in Odisha are yet to catch the fancy of international visitors despite huge potential, the Tourism Ministry has decided to include the State in its new travel project, ‘Buddhist Heritage Trails’, also known as…
e-Pothi of Odisha State Museum ‘Manuscript treasure’ bags Manthan Award – 2014
Online Cataloguing of Manuscripts of Odisha State Museum bagged the prestigious international Award “The Manthan Award – 2014 (South Asia and Asia Pacific)” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on December 4. e-Pothi’s objective is to facilitate researchers,…
Boat Rally in Satpada Chilika to promote tourism in Odisha
The state government has decided to include the cultural extravaganza held at Satapada every year into the state tourism calendar to promote conservation and garner tourism opportunities at Chilika lake. The festival hosted to highlight the flora and fauna of…
An Evening at awesome Chandrabhga Beach, Odisha
Year 1982! I was a child then. We were living in Sambalpur in western Odisha, where my father was serving as a lecturer in Zoology at the prime Gangadhar Meher College. Additionally, he also served as the Rector of a…
Varahi Temple at Chaurasi near Konark – important Shakti Pitha
‘Khakra’ is one of three architectural forms of medieval Odisha (the other two are ‘rekha’ and ‘pidha’). Unlike pidha and rekha, temples of khakra order are very rare. It appears like a boat. At Chaurasi, a small village near Konark,…
Accuracy of Konark Sundial built in 1250 AD, still gives time accurately today
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Ekamra Kanan in Bhubaneswar to house largest rose garden of eastern India
The Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC), Bhubaneswar is setting up a huge rose garden at Ekamra Kanan Botanical Garden with 1,080 varieties of roses. The RPRC has decided to spend Rs 8 lakh for the establishment of the garden…