Odisha which is largely accredited as a poor state with presumably poor infrastructure and large number of people suffering from malnutrition and being illiterate. This has created a halo effect as one of the most backward state of India. There…
Bhubaneswar Temples : 10 important things you might not be knowing yet
1. Bhubaneswar, the capital of modern Odisha, is also India’s temple city. Bhubaneswar literary means the land of Shiva. Gauda King Sashanka, who was a staunch follower of Lord Shiva, had built the first temple at Bhubaneswar (Ekamra Kshetra)…
Happy BirthDay Bhubaneswar – Some facts you should know about city
The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, had laid the foundation stone of the city on April 13 in 1948. Bhubaneswar is supposed to have had over one thousand temples; earning the tag of the Temple City of…
Video on Awesome Pahala Rasagolla of Odisha from the land where it originated
From the sanctorum of Puri temples to the bylanes of Kolkata, Nepal and Rajasthan to the power corridors of Buckingham Palace, Rosugulla remains ancient Indian best culinary invention History tracks down the origin of rosugulla to Puri in Odisha,…
Awesome India Surf Festival 2015 Final Video a must watch
Odisha hosts the first ever Asian Surf Championship in India
Facts you should know about Shiva Temples of Odisha
The credit to this awesome Odisha temple information goes to Vijayakumar Gaari Abbaayi Karthik. Here is the link to the original post as a Facebook note On occasion of Odisha Day – Utkal Diwas posting details of some Shiva Temples…
Utkala Dibasa: A nice blog on Odias and Odisha, by Biswaranjan Nayak
My Odisha – the scenic, serene, sublime Odisha- turns 79 today. Her exotic coastlines, serene lakes, towering mountains, soothing forests, frolicking rivers make her the most beautiful. The Ramayana ( Kusha was the ruler of South Koshala), the Mahabharata, the…
Wow Breakfast Island Chilika Lake features in Microsoft Windows Wallpapers
An awesome capture of breakfast island by Udayan Sarathi now features in Microsoft Windows wallpaper galleries. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wallpaper
Nabakalebara: Foreigners already in Puri with start of Banajaga Jatra
On Sunday, the tourists from abroad joined the spiritual euphoria on the Grand Road and the royal palace during solemnization of Banajaga Yatra (search for timber for creating the new idols) rituals. While many witnessed the grand spectacle for the…
Huge Potential of SUP in Chilika Lake Odisha – a video
If you thought the flora and fauna in and around Odisha’s Chilika Lake weren’t enough reasons to visit the lake, here is a clincher. The lake is all set to become a stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) destination. Hawaii’s premier sport,…