Culture

Puri: Deba Dipabali, the three-day festival of lights at Jagannath temple Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri, started on Monday. Every year, the festival begins on the day of Krushnapaksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu month of…
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Puri: A special arrangement will be made to enable the physically challenged to have darshan of deities inside Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri under the heritage corridor project. Chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha worships Goddess Lakshmi on Gurubar (Thursday) during the lunar month of Margasira. This occasion is correlated with cultivation and harvesting, which are the main profession of the people of the countryside. By this…
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Cuttack: Cuttack Bali Jatra, one of the largest open trade fairs that celebrates Odisha’s maritime glory, will now conclude on December 5. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced extension of the fair by one day and directed…
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Konark: The Department of Tourism’s two flagship events 13th International Sand Art Festival and 34th edition of Konark Festival were inaugurated virtually by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday. “I welcome everyone to this…
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Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha congregated near water bodies and set afloat the ritualistic miniature boats made of banana stem, paper and thermocol in the early hours of Monday and the night before, on the occasion of Kartika Purnima,…
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Cuttack: Mega fair Bali Jatra at Gadagadia Ghat on the banks of Mahanadi near Barabati Fort in Odisha’s Cuttack is a celebration of cultural diversity in addition to being a trading event seeped in history and rituals. Bali Jatra Utsav,…
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Cuttack: Amid a strike by the priests of Baba Dhabaleswar Temple in Odisha’s Cuttack district, a large number of devotees broke open the shrine door for darshan of the Lord by themselves on Saturday morning on the occasion of Bada Osha. …
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Bhubaneswar: Kali Puja is being celebrated with much fanfare, devotion and enthusiasm in different parts of Odisha. Like Dussehra, Kali Puja is also celebrated in a grand way in the state. Places like Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak and…
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Cuttack: Dhabaleswar Temple at Athagarh in Odisha’s Cuttack district was agog with activities as thousands of devotees turned up on the first Monday of holy Kartik month in Odia calendar. The famous Shaivite shrine, which has remained…
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