Culture & Heritage

SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth) will be organizing ‘Anubhav 2021’ for students to experience an ashram-like atmosphere at home. The week-long...

Bhikari Bal, popularly known as Bhajan Samrat to Odias, was a singer known far and wide for his devotional songs. He was a great devotee of Lord Jagannath which reflected...

The bright fortnight (shukla paksha) of Chaitra is when devotees across India celebrate the Ram Navami with a lot of devotion and fervour. The Ramlila is one of the most...

Bhubaneswar: The Sun Temple of Konark has an intriguing history which has left many awed and curious. However, the missing links in the edifice’s history have remained a jigsaw puzzle...

New Delhi: Odisha’s rich art, culture, dance, music and heritage was showcased to the Odia diaspora worldwide in the first-ever virtual ‘International Odisha Parba-2021’, organised by Odia Samaj, New Delhi....

Agra: The Taj Mahal was briefly shut for tourists after Uttar Pradesh Police received a call about a bomb at the heritage site here on Thursday morning. Police along with...

Bhubaneswar: Ten-year-old Ayush Kumar Khuntia couldn’t have utilized the spare time he got during the coronavirus-induced lockdown better. The Bhubaneswar boy wrote the Ramayana in mother tongue Odia after watching...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has reportedly decided to withdraw the controversial bylaws by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for the two ancient temples in Ekamra Kshetra in the city. “The bylaws...

Bhubaneswar: Archaeologists have found the remains of yet another ancient temple near Sari Deula in the city. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials said the Yoni Pith (a socket where...

New Delhi: The National Monuments Authority has sought suggestions and comments from the public on the draft heritage bylaws of Centrally Protected Monument Jagannath Temple and subsidiary shrines in Puri. The...