Banaste Dakila Gaja Barasake thare asichi Raja Asichi Raja lo heba nua saja bajja…… In ancient days most of the celebrations were agriculture centric. The basic characters of these festivals were mostly related to various agricultural operations. Raja Parba is…
Here is a nice article on 11 things that Make Raja Parba special in Odisha ରଜ ମୁଖ୍ୟତଃ ୩ଦିନ ପାଳିତ ହେବା ସହ ପ୍ରଥମ ରଜର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନ ଓ ଶେଷ ରଜର ପର ଦିନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ପର୍ବ ପାଳିତ ହୋଇଥାଏ । ଶରୀର ପାଇଁ ବିଶ୍ଵାମ ଆଉ…
Raja Parba is a four-day-long festival in which the second day signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna from which the season of rains starts. It inaugurates and welcomes the agricultural year all over Odisha ରଜ ପାଇଁ ଆରମ୍ଭ…
Danda Nata of Odisha, known as the ‘Danda Jatra’ is one of the most ancient folk dance of Odisha and is performed in the district of Ganjam. The jatra is performed for a period of 13 – 21 days. Danda…
From the book “Myths,Legends, Concepts and Literary Antiquities of India” by Shri Manoj Das How do the Indians worship Hanuman, a monkey, as a god? Indian mysticism believes in the descent of the Divine Consciousness into human forms and, as…
ବର୍ଷାରମ୍ଭ ହେଉଥିବାରୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପରିବାରରେ ଦେବଦେବୀଙ୍କଠାରେ ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର ପୂଜା, ଭୋଗ, ହୋମ ଆଦି କରାଯାଇଥାଏ । ଏହିଦିନ ଚଡ଼କ ପୂଜା ହୁଏ ଓ ପାଟୁଆ ନାଚନ୍ତି । ଏହିଦିନ ପଣା ପ୍ତସ୍ତୁତ କରି ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ଛତା ଓ ପଙ୍ଖା ଆଦି ସହିତ ଦାନ କରାଯାଏ । ଦେବତା ଓ ତୁଳସୀ ଗଛ ଉପରେ ଜଳ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ…
After 2 years, Odisha has been selected for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. A tableau representing the popular Boita Bandana festival has got the nod to take part in the event.
This year, the pavilion will showcase “IKAT” weaving of the state with tagline “Odisha Hand Wovens: Heritage Ethnic Wear”. There will be a separate stall to show case men’s wear developed by all 4 marketing organizations like Utkalika, Bayanika, Amlan and…
Odisha is a tourists’ paradise and has many stunning destinations which provide a visual feast to the tourists. It also throws an educative and culturally pleasant insight into one of the oldest civilisations of the world. Apart from the Hindu…
