Situated on the coast along the Bay of Bengal, Odisha stands for its ancient glory and modern endeavour. Endowed with natures bounty, a 482 km stretch of coastline with virgin beaches, serpentine rivers, mighty waterfalls, forest-clad blue hills of Eastern Ghats with rich wild life, Odisha is dotted with exquisite temples, historic monuments as well as pieces of modern engineering feat. The land, while retaining its pristine glory, also offers the visitors modern amenities. Its lush green countryside and fertile plains, tiny hamlets fringed with palm, coconut trees and mango groves offer the charm of rural beauty while the urban pockets,…
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The supreme festival in Puri is the Rath yatra or Car Festival, of all the fiestas of the year, which honors the voyage of Krishna from Gokul to Mathura. According to Hindu legends, Krishna, the ninth personification of Vishnu, was the eight son of Basudeva and his wife Devaki. It had been predicted that a son of theirs would slay Kansa, the fiend King of Mathura, who personifies the principal of evil. Kansa, therefore, locked up Basudeva and his wife, and slew their first six sons; Balarama, the seventh, was abstracted from Devaki’s womb, moved to that of Rohini, another…
This is exclusively an agricultural festival held on the third day of the Hindu year. On this day the farmer ceremonially starts sowing seeds in the field, especially paddy. Early in the morning, farmers in their respective homes arrange the materials for the ritual. After taking ablution in a river or tank they wear new clothes and carry the seeds in new baskets, In the field offerings are made to Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth which the farmers do it themselves. Then they sow seeds ceremonially praying the Goddess for a rich bumper crop. In the evening feasts (strictly vegetarian)…
The Jagannath Temple at Puri is one of the oldest and biggest Temple in India. Here are a few unknown facts about the temple. Hope you find them quite interesting. 1. It has been observed that the flag at the top of the temple always flaps in the direction opposite to the direction of the air flow. 2. The Neela Chakra at the top of the temple is visible from any part of the city of Puri, and surprisingly from any place in Puri, you will find the Chakra facing you. 3. The breeze is generally from sea to land…
According to ” Skanda Purana” Lord Jagannath redeems the devotees by permitting them to partake his Mahaprasad,to have His darshan and to worship him by observing rituals and by offering of gifts .Mahaprasad is treated here as ‘Anna Brahma’. Everyday Lord Shree Jagannath is served with 56 Types of dishes, known as the Chappan Bhog. Here are 8 amazing unknown facts about Shree Jagannath Mahaprasad. 1. The Prasad or holy offering to the Lord is cooked on firewood in seven vessels or pots kept one above the other. The miracle is that the food kept in the topmost vessel gets cooked…
Jagannath Chetana and World Peace – Present day, the entire world is passing through a tense and chaotic stage, even worse than what was experienced during the two world wars. The present one is also a war; war between good and evil, sacrifice and greed, virtues and vices, tolerance and rigidity, religious co-existence and fundamentalism, traditional time tested values and quick gains and so on. The world is witnessing mind boggling scientific and industrial developments on one hand and on the other, there is a total chaos, confusion, terrorism, bloodshed and massacre in the name of caste, creed and boundaries…
The present Shri Jagannath Temple is the mystery of 12th century A.D. It was built by the king Ananta Barma Chodaganga Dev during 12th century A.D (1135) and was completed by his grandson Ananga Bhima Dev.The exact geographical location of the temple of Jagannath is lat. 19 18’17″ and long. 85 51’39″.Among the existing temples Orissa, the temple of Jagannath is the highest.The temple (214 ft. 8 inches high from the road level) is on a perfect pancharatha plan. All the paraphernalia of feudal pomp and splendour observed in the daily life of the emperors or potentates of old can…
Situated on the coast along the Bay of Bengal, Orissa stands for its ancient glory and modern endeavour. Endowed with natures bounty, a 482 km stretch of coastline with virgin beaches, serpentine rivers, mighty waterfalls, forest-clad blue hills of Eastern Ghats with rich wild life, Orissa is dotted with exquisite temples, historic monuments as well as pieces of modern engineering feat. The land, while retaining its pristine glory, also offers the visitors modern amenities. Its lush green countryside and fertile plains, tiny hamlets fringed with palm, coconut trees and mango groves offer the charm of rural beauty while the urban…
Location Odisha is one of the States of India.It is located between the parallels of 17.49N and 22.34N latitudes and meridians of 81.27E and 87.29E longitudes. It is bounded by the Bay of Bengal on the east; Madhya Pradesh on the west and Andhra Pradesh on the south. It has a coast line of about 450 kms. It extends over an area of 155,707 square kms. Accounting about 4.87 of the total area of India. According to the 1991 census, it has a total population of 31,512,070 (3.73 percent of the total population of India) out of which about 16,237,000…
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