Bali Jatra

Rituals succeed where history fails. Bits of our past survives as collective memory through them. History looks for evidence, they don't. They deal with certainties etched into our communal…

What did the sadhavas carry in their magnificent boats? Historical evidence suggests the cargo consisted of ivory, textiles, precious stones, rice and betel nuts among other items. Elephants…

Kalinga war, which historians place around 261 BC, was Mauryan emperor Ashoka’s only major military offensive. The reason was not his desire to acquire the ravishing commoner Karuvaki as…

Ancient Odisha’s dominance of the sea was so overwhelming that that the Bay of Bengal came to be identified solely with Kalinga. Mahayana text Araya Manjusri Mulakalpa, believed to have been…

The boat drifts gently into water and struggles for balance as the feeble current underneath tries to lend it a sense of direction. The cargo on board rests pretty. The burning torch lights…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital will commemorate Odisha's maritime glory with nine-day Bali Jatra fair on its outskirts from Tuesday evening. It is being held on the Kuakhai riverbank…

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police has issued traffic advisory for the Bali Jatra, to be held at Bali Jatra ground here from November 12 to 19. The traffic diversion from 3 pm to 1 pm on…

Bhubaneswar: With the beginning of the annual Bali Jatra in Cuttack just two days away, Odisha Bytes goes back to the archives of Ollywood to bring you three songs that celebrated the ritual…

Cuttack: Popular singers Daler Mehndi, Sona Mohapatra, KK and Ruturaj Mohanty will add colour to Bali Jatra here beginning Tuesday (November 12) This year, the annual fair celebrating the…

Bhubaneswar: Police will tighten security at the Bali Jatra venue on the banks of Kuakhai river on the city outskirts this year. It will be held from November 12 to 20. Police…