As Lord Jagannath is the presiding deity of Orissa. Many of His festivals are also devotionally followed in Oriya households.…
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Chandan Yatra Starts from today (Akshaya Tritiya). This auspicious day also marks the beginning of the construction of the Rathas (Chariots…
Chandan Yatra marks the conclusion of the cycle of religious festivals observed in the famous shrine of Lord Jagannth at…
The festival of Chaitra parva is known as Bija Pandu among the tribal people known as Koya who are concentrated…
The day marked for the propitiation of Saraswati, the Goddess of learning is known as Sripanchami or Basanta Panchami. The…
Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Ashoka Ashtami falls on the eighth day of the Chaitra month (Chaitra Shukla Astami), (March…
In India there are a total of 437 tribes, and in Odisha the number is sixty two. According to 1991…
Tribal economy is characterised as subsistence oriented. The subsistence economy is based mainly on collecting, hunting and fishing (e.g., the…
The Tribals who constitute about one fourth of the total population of Odisha have very many dances of secular, religious…
Odissi dance is the typical classical dance form of Odisha and has its origin in the temples. The rhythm, the…