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Animal Spirit In Dance: Pashu Mukha Nrutya Of Ganjam
The ancient cannibal spirit of nature has found a personification in the animal mask dance of Ghumusar of Southern Odisha. Ghumusar, is a princely state infamously chronicled by colonial…
Odisha Heralds New Year With Maha Bisuba Sankranti
Bhubaneswar: Happy New Year Odisha! As the Sun enters the sign of Aries, the state plunges into a festive mood celebrating Maha Bisuba Sankranti or Mesha Sankranti. It marks the end of…
OTDC Organises ‘Pana’ Making Ceremony To Promote Odisha’s Exotic…
Bhubaneswar: In a novel initiative to promote Odia culture and cuisine, the Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) organised 'Pana Prastuti Parba' ('Pana' making ceremony) in…
Dharmendra Seeks Centre’s Intervention For Protection Of Archaeological Assets…
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought the Centre’s intervention for putting a halt to operations at the Khandolite mining site near Lalitgiri Buddhist Complex in Odisha’s…
Nrutyadham Indian Classical Dance Festival Takes Off In Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: The 6th edition of two-day all India Classical Dance Festival and Guru Naman Dance & Music Festival 2022- 2023 took off in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
The glittering show…
Odisha: State Handicrafts Awards To Be Presented At Toshali National Crafts Mela On…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will present State Handicrafts Awards for 2020 and 2021 to the awardees in the inaugural ceremony of 17th Toshali National Crafts Mela in Bhubaneswar on…
Spectacular Odissi Performance Marks End Of Mukteswar Dance Fest In Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Curtains came down on the three-day Mukteswar Dance Festival in Bhubaneswar with spellbinding performances by renowned Odissi dancers of national and international repute on…
Curtains Go Up On Mukteswar Dance Festival In Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: The 3-day Mukteswar Dance Festival featuring eminent dancers from across the country took off to an exciting start at Mukteswar Temple in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
The…
Annual Kalahandi Utsav Commences At Junagarh
Junagarh MLA Dibyasankar Mishra and district collector, Kalahandi, Susanta Kumar Patel formally inaugurated the festival by taking firelight to the stage and hoisting a flag.
ASI Asked To Pay Rs 1.14 Crore Towards Taj Mahal Water Bill, Property Tax
The Superintending Archaeologist (Agra circle) Raj Patel said, “A notice for water tax and one for property tax has been issued. The property tax is around Rs 1.40 lakh and the water tax is…