Culture & Heritage

Bhubaneswar: She has been a true cultural ambassador of Odisha, a state to which she is connected through heart and not by birth. “It has been very organic. It just...

Bhubaneswar: Dhanu Sankranti is an auspicious day as per Hindu mythology and it is celebrated in Odisha with great joy on the first day of lunar Pousha month. Special puja...

New Delhi: Prayas, a Non-Profit Organisation organised a fundraising event, "WEAVE" We' to promote Odisha handloom on December 9 at Constitution Club, New Delhi. A fashion show, in which women...

Bhubaneswar: Ghungrus’, which are mainly worn on the feet, were used very uniquely in the tribal necklaces. These funky designs broke the monotony of usual jewellery and gave a new...

It’s that time of the year again. The torrid rains and storms of monsoon months have given way to autumn and mild winter, also marking the beginning of tourist season...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha worships Goddess Lakshmi on every Thursday during the lunar month of Margasira. And today is the last Thursday of this traditional Odia festival, celebrating women empowerment and caste...

Bhubaneswar: Japan has appointed Bhubaneswar-based Odissi dancer Masako Ono as its ambassador in India for promoting art, culture, and tourism between the two countries. Taking to Facebook, Masako wrote on...

New Delhi: Aficionados of art and architecture are being treated to an exhibition dedicated to revered Hindu temples in Odisha such as Puri Jagannath and the shrine of Lord Lingaraj...

In our growing up years, autumn felt like autumn. Mornings would be fragrant with the perfumes of 'gangashiuli' Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and 'chhatiana' Alstonia scholaris; nights would be cool with a...

Bargarh: The cloud of controversy that hung over the famous Dhanu Jatra here has finally cleared. Bargarh Collector Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan has confirmed that Bhubaneswar Pradhan will enact the titular...