The Krushna Balaram Besha is a very beautiful and attractive attire of the deities.On Bhadraba Krushna Trayodashi,after Madhyanna Dhupa,Shri Balabhadra is dressed as Balaram,Shri Jagannath as Krishna and Maa Subhadra as Yogamaya.The happy times of Krishna and Balaram with cattle…
Swosti Group to launch 3 new properties in Odisha : Plans for Bhitarkanika, Satpada and Puri in next few years
Odisha based hotel chain Swosti Group has announced plans to introduce three new properties in Odisha. Presently, the group owns and operates four properties, two in Bhubaneswar and one each in in Chilika and Gopalpur. Speaking about the expansion plans,…
INTACH Odisha writes to Center and state its concerns on the plan for Sea Planes Operation in Chilka Lake
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Odisha, has written to both the Government of Odisha and the Centre asking them to reconsider the proposal of operating sea planes in the Chilka Lake. A.B.Tripathy, State Convener of INTACH said…
Jhulana Jatra : The Swing festival of Mahaprabhu Jagannath – a blog
Jhulana Jatra is celebrated from Shravan Shukla Dashami to Pratipada for 7 days in Sri Mandir. For this ritual, silver gina(a bowl shaped utensil) is brought from Bhandara Ghara, Ghatuari servitor provides Chandan and Bhandar Mekap servitor provides the alankaras.…
Independence Day Ride to Keonjhar by xBhp bhubaneswar : article by Taranisen Pattnaik
Eager to explore new places, 29 riders from xBhp Bhubaneswar group, braved the wind and heavy rain to visit the lesser known tourist potential locations of Dhanobeni Temple and Giridibandha Waterfalls in nature’s own district of Keonjhar. The freedom ride…
Conquering Manali-Leh-KhardungLa – A Story Telling Session at Bakul Library, Bhubaneswar
The intoxication of being on the top of the highest all-weather motorable pass of the world is not fading away so soon from the minds of thirteen (13) BCACians, who have recently completed an arduous cycling adventure in the extreme…
Beautiful Keonjhar through the lens of Sajal Sheth when team xBhp Bhubaneswar had independence day trip
These are some pictures from xBhp: Bhubaneswar’s ride of 15 August 2018 to some unexplored places of Keonjhar. Places visited : 1) GiridiBandha Waterwall 2) DhanoBeni Hill Temple Total ride was 450 kms and there were 29 persons as part…
Seaplanes to be reality soon : Centre clears water aerodrome proposal, Chilika Lake to be part of first launch
The civil aviation ministry has approved a proposal to set up water aerodromes in the country, and has identified Chilika Lake in Odisha, Sardar Sarovar Dam and Sabarmati River Front in Gujarat in the first phase for the development of…
Kapilash – The Tale of Maha Shivratri : Don’t miss this awesome documentary by Digital Sketch Films and initiated by District administration of Dhenkal
Kapilash – Abode of God Shiva, is situated at a height of about 2239 feet from sea level. During Mahashivaratri more than 5 lakh people across the globe visit the shrine in order to offer their prayers at…
Coastal highway projects worth Rs 7,500 cr to commence in Odisha after state govt nod
The Centre plans to execute two coastal highway projects in Odisha at an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore post the state government’s nod. “Two coastal highway projects of 415 km length are planned in the state of Odisha with…