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‘Dahi Pakhala’, Major Attraction At Odisha Puja Pandals On Vijaya Dashami
Bhubaneswar: As the five-day Durga Puja festival draws to a close in Odisha, the unique tradition of offering ‘dahi pakhala’ to the Goddess on Vijaya Dashami attracted a large number of…
[Watch] Mahalaya Observed In Odisha, People Offer Shradha To Forefathers
Puri/Bhubaneswar: Thousands of devotees thronged temples and water bodies across Odisha on Sunday to pay homage or ‘Shradha’ to their forefathers on the occasion of Mahalaya.
On the…
Odisha Law Minister Under Attack For Comment On Puri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna…
Bhubaneswar: As the demand for opening Lord Jagannath’s Ratna Bhandar gained momentum, Odisha Law Minister Jagannath Saraka’s remark about the safety of the treasury of the 12th century…
NMA Nod To Ekamra Kshetra Plan, Puri Heritage Corridor Matter Of Pride For Odisha,…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Science and Technology Minister Ashok Panda has said the National Monument Authority’s (NMA) nod to ambitious projects, including the heritage development and…
‘Truth Shall Prevail’: Aparajita Sarangi Hails NMA Nod With Changes To…
Bhubaneswar: Parliamentarian Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday thanked the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for asking the Odisha government to shift the site for construction of the…
Huge Debris In Odisha’s Barabati Moat Triggers Confusion
Cuttack: After dumping of a huge volume of debris in the moat of the historic Barabati Fort caused confusion among residents of Odisha’s Cuttack city, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)…
Weavers & Artisans To Be Trained To Manage Tourism In Odisha
Bhubaneswar: As part of Odisha Government’s effort to integrate handloom and handicraft sector with tourism, 730 weavers and artisans from different parts of the state will be trained in…
Carved Canopy Of Charchika Shrine in Odisha Restored By INTACH
Bhubaneswar: The worn-out wooden mandapa of the famous Charchika temple at Banki in Odisha’s Cuttack district has been restored, reconstructed and given a new shape.
The structure known…
Demand For Bringing Back Kohinoor For Lord Jagannath In Odisha Intensifies
Bhubaneswar: The demand for bringing back Kohinoor to India gained momentum on Monday with an organisation from Odisha petitioning President Droupadi Murmu seeking steps by the central…
Sand Removal From Odisha’s Konark Sun Temple Welcomed By Experts
Bhubaneswar: Welcoming the process of removing sand from the towering Jagamohan of the 13th century Sun Temple in Odisha, noted researcher Anil Dhir said on Saturday that once the evacuation…