Festivals

Bhubaneswar: Second edition of Bhubaneswar Poetry Festival concluded at Hotel Mayfair here on Sunday. Eminent poets Sitakanta Mohapatra, Ramakanta Rath and Income Tax Commissioner Sarat Kumar Dash graced the inaugural...

As maidens of Odisha observed Kumar Purnima and performed the rituals for a husband as good looking as God Kartikeya on Thursday, OdishaBytes spoke to a few celebrities about their...

Bhubaneswar: Kumar Purnima was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety across the city on Thursday. Unmarried and newly married girls wore new clothes, took bath before sunrise and worshiped Lord...

These could be the last embers of the warmth of a joint family, a large gathering of siblings, of relatives, of children, of teenagers all hooked on to some thread...

Bhubaneswar: People in their best attire started thronging puja pandal across the state capital since morning to offer puja to Maa Durga on the occasion of Maha Ashtami. Long queues...

It’s that time of the year again, when every nooks and corner of the towns and villages of Balasore district echoes with “Sarva Mangala Mangalye, Shive Sarvartha Sadhike, Saranye Trayambike...

Bhubaneswar: Traffic police have made elaborate arrangements to avoid congestion in the city during Durga Puja festivities. “Route restrictions will remain in force till October 1 (from 4 pm to...

Bhubaneswar: Mahasaptami on Wednesday saw devotees thronging several Durga Puja pandals in the state capital to offer prayers to Goddess Durga. “The rituals began early in the morning with ‘Surya...

Bhubaneswar: Four ponds have been constructed on banks of three rivers on the outskirts of the city for the idol immersion after Dussehra. According BMC sources, arrangement have been made...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police has chalked out a traffic diversion plan for different routes in the state capital to ensure hassle-free movement of vehicles during Durga Puja. As per a notification...