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Kartika Purnima: Celebrating Odisha’s glorious maritime history
Bhubaneswar: Kartika Purnima, which falls on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Kartika, holds significance for Odias as it commemorates Odisha's past maritime glory.
Traders, called as Sadhabas, from this eastern state of…
Kartika: 7 auspicious things that Odias do during the holy month
Bhubaneswar: The month of Kartika is considered to be the most auspicious time in the Odia calendar. Starting on Kumar Purnima and culminating on Kartika Purnima, this month (also known as the month of Damodar i.e. Krishna) is that time of…
Kumar Purnima: 7 things to know about this Odia festival
Kumar Purnima is the full-moon day in the month of October-November. It is observed as the birthday of goddess Laxmi, the deity of wealth. The day is also known as Kumar Purnima when young girls in Odisha perform traditional rituals with…
Kumar Purnima 2021: Date, sunrise and moonrise time in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Kumar Purnima is the full-moon day in the month of October-November. It is observed as the birthday of goddess Laxmi, the deity of wealth. The day is also known as Kumar Purnima as young girls in Odisha perform traditional…
Prathamastami: Odia festival that celebrates firstborns
Bhubaneswar: According to an Odia proverb, 13 major festivals are celebrated in 12 months of the Odia calendar. However, there are many more auspicious occasions and celebrations that take place round the year in the Odia culture.
One…
Statue at Odisha famous Konark temple damaged due to ASI’s negligence!
Bhubaneswar: In the light of the two day workshop being conducted at Konark beginning today, the sheer negligence of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in handling the affairs of the temple has been exposed. The ASI had recently…
Historic Buddhist site sold to private cement company!
Bhubaneswar: The historic Asura Vihara Gumphas near Choudwar, an ancient archaeological site having three rock cut caves, have been handed over to a private company by the Odisha government. The three caves, dating to the 1st century C.E…
Prathamastami: Odia festival that celebrates firstborns
Bhubaneswar: According to an Odia proverb, 13 major festivals are celebrated in 12 months of the Odia calendar. However, there are many more auspicious occasions and celebrations that take place round the year in the Odia culture.
One…
Wealthy Lord Jagannath, siblings being offered prasad in brass utensils!
Puri: At a time when Odisha government is planning to spend nearly Rs 900 crore for developing Puri into 'World Heritage City', Lord Jagannath and his siblings, the presiding deities of crores of Odia, are being neglected in Shreemandir.…
Nuakhai goes global with celebrations in overseas
Bhubaneswar: Festivity of western Odisha's agrarian festival Nuakhai was witnessed in overseas as well with Odia diaspora celebrating the fest in Dubai, London, Japan and USA.
Global Odias for Odisha’s Development (GOOD), an expatriate…