The administrators at Puri Jagannath Temple has decided to install 23 new CCTV cameras inside the premises. The move comes in the wake of the Supreme Court order directing better management at the 12th century shrine. The decision to install…
Kalinga War — — Alternative Perspectives , a beautiful read from Ashish Sarangi
Kalinga war is a subject which attracts a lot of students, researchers, academicians and a lot of heritage enthusiastic persons all over the world. This war changed the entire system of India, whether its political, religious, social or economical.…
Finally to promote Western Odisha, Tourism dept plans festival similar to Jal Mahotsav of MP at Hirakud Sambalpur
As per this article in New Indian Express, In a bid to promote tourism in Western Odisha, a festival along the lines of ‘Jal Mahotsav’ at Hanuwantiya in Madhya Pradesh will be organised at Hirakud dam reservoir here during the…
Beautiful Video of Berhampur Street Food Tour, how many of these have you tried?
Berhampur is a foodie city of Odisha. We met two enthusiastic foodies in town- Vaishali and Jagdish from Discover Berhampur who helped us explore the street gems of Berhampur. Here we tried following dishes- 1. Pickles, Papad and Nabat-…
The Ramayana Circuit: All you need to know, do you know which place of Odisha chosen in it?
The Ramayana Circuit is one among the 13 tourist circuits under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. A committee under the Ministry of Tourism jotted down 15 destinations in the Ramayana Circuit in an effort to promote religious tourism. The destinations are…
Aigiri Nandini: shloka of Hindu Goddess Durga performed in fusion of Odissi and Chau Dance
Aigiri Nandini shloka of Hindu Goddess Durga and this is a short musical film based on fusion classical dance. This video is the fusion of 2 beautiful dance form of odisha , Odissi dance and Chau dance. We first time…
Prahallada Nataka : Don’t miss this awesome trailer of how a twitterati crowdfunded project by Prateek and co trying to save the dying art form
Prahallada Nataka is a 200-year old folk theatre from Ganjam in Odisha. Created by Ramakrusna Chhotaraya, the erstwhile king of Jalantara (a princely kingdom in the southern regions of Odisha), it tells the story of Vishnu’s man-lion incarnation Nrusingha,…
Odisha is going to be the venue of India’s first private sector Triennial titled ‘OTIA’ Odisha Triennial of International Art
Odisha is going to be the venue of India’s first private sector Triennial. Titled ‘OTIA’ (Odisha Triennial of International Art) will be taking place in the three major cities of Odisha namely Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark. Come December 2018, India’s…
Historic Old House of the Jagganath Sadak built in 1880-82 in need of immediate attention and repair
One of the last remaining vestiges of the Old Jagannath Sadak, just on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, is crumbling for want of proper conservation. The Anu Patro Kothi, as it has been popularly called since the last 140 years, is…
While Ekamra Walks continue to attract tourists, starting this saturday first ever Museum Walk at Kala Bhoomi crafts museum
The popular Ekamra Walks is going to give tourists and even local people an ‘experience’ of a different sort: A guided Museum Walk, beginning this weekend. The inaugural walk will be held at the newly-opened Odisha Crafts Museum Kala Bhoomi…