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10 Jan 2021

Badi Chingudi Chhecha (ବଡ଼ି ଚିଙ୍ଗୁଡ଼ି ଛେଚା)

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Badi Chingudi Chhecha (Odia: ବଡ଼ି ଚିଙ୍ଗୁଡ଼ି ଛେଚା) is one of the delicious non-veg Odia food item prefer by almost all Odias to have to Pakhala.

Odisha is known for its Pakhala Platter. And the platter consists of a variety of items. One amongst them is "BADI CHINGUDI CHHECHA".

This is basically coarsely ground cooked prawns, garlic, onion, green chillies and Badi. Badi is a type of sun-dried dumpling made of urad dal.

Alsoooooo, if you guys add any variation to this recipe, please let me know.😊😊

Recipe:

Clean the prawns properly. Marinate with chilli powder, Turmeric (Haldi), and salt.
After 10 minutes, heat oil in a kadhai. Stir fry the prawns properly.
Now take a pestle and mortar (ହେମଦସ୍ତା), add 2 green chillies, 1 onion roughly chopped, few cloves of garlic, fried Badi (ବଡ଼ି) and the cooked prawns. Grind everything coarsely.
Serve it with Pakhala or have it just like that 🤣🤣

About the Author:

Bandita Choudhury, an Odia food blogger born and brought up in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She is a lawyer by profession, a foodie by choice. She loves her work and a dedicated foodie who shares lots of recipes on her Instagram feed.

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23 Dec 2020

Food On Wheel - Food Trucks on Patia-Infocity Road

Nowadays Food on Wheel has set a trend among foodies. Here we are with some designed Food Trucks on Patia-Infocity Road in Bhubaneswar. In this blog, we won't review the blog, but in this series, we would write some review blogs from some places.

If you have watched the Chef film starring Jon Favreau in the lead role, you must have seen the craze of Food Trucks with designed lights, celebrity chef, etc. This is not a new trend, but an upgraded version of Thela Gadi.

But, these trucks with active wheels could go anywhere and in this age of Social media, the owners of the food trucks could promote their business and could choose a variable place as per the theme and the requirements.

Street Food in Patia, Bhubaneswar near infocity

The attractive lights, newly design trucks attracting foodies more towards it. Now, food trucks are available which provide almost every food dish. From morning breakfast to dinner including evening snacks and lunch, we could get all food.

Delicious Chicken Lollipop from the Food Trucks of Patia, Bhubaneswar

Here, one of our blogger friends Manas Muduli had shared some attractive photos of designed food trucks from Patia-Infocity Road, Bhubaneswar in Odisha.

Apart from the Food Trucks, there are some good places down the road, near Infocity gate to hangout. There you could sit and chill with friends, girlfriend/boyfriend, even with family.

Best place in Patia, Bhubaneswar to Chill in the evening

Water Fountain near Infocity in Patia, Bhubaneswar to Chill in the evening

Best place near Infocity in Patia, Bhubaneswar to Chill in the evening

About the Photographer:

Manas Kumar Muduli, an Odia Technical professional, and a foodie by his passion. He uses to travel to different destinations and loves to taste the good vibes also the foods.

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13 Dec 2020

Khirachora Gopinatha Temple

Admin 13 Dec 2020 10:48 Odisha Tourism , 0 Comments

Khirachora Gopinatha Temple (Odia: କ୍ଷୀରଚୋରା ଗୋପୀନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a Hindu Temple made by Langula Narasingha Deva in Remuna of Balasore district in Odisha, India.

Khirachora Gopinatha Temple - କ୍ଷୀରଚୋରା ଗୋପୀନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର

Kshirachora Gopinath Temple is situated around 9 km west of Balasore railway station, about halfway between Howrah and Bhubaneswar in Odisha.

The name "Remuna" is from the word "Ramaniya" which means very good-looking. "Khirachora" in Odia means Stealer of Milk and Gopinatha means the Divine Consort of Gopis. The reference is to child Krishna's love for milk and milk products.

Khirachora Gopinath Temple made by Narasinghadeva

Chandan Pokhari of Khirachora Gopinath Temple

Eastern Ganga Dynasty king Langula Narasingha Deva, brought Gopinath to Remuna in the 13th century from Chitrakuta. This king arranged to have dug the two big tanks, Brajapokhari and Kutapokhari.

Bhoga Shops at Remuna Khirachora Gopinath Temple, Balasore

Beautiful View of Khirachora Gopinath Temple

Lord Gopinatha, flanked by Sri Govinda and Sri Madana Mohana, is made of black stone. Sri Gopinatha stands in bas-relief. Govinda and Madana Mohana, who were brought from Vrindavana in about 1938 by a devotee named "Chaitanya Dasa Babaji", are standing freely.

Bata Brukshya at Khirachora Gopinath Temple, Remuna

It is said that Sri Rama carved Gopinatha with His arrow and that Sita worshiped this deity in Chitrakuta. During Banabasa to show the next avatar bigraha (Idol) to Sita.

How to reach Khirachora Gopinatha Temple:

You could take an auto-rickshaw from the Balasore bus stand or from Remuna Golei or from the Railway station. On the way to Khirachora Gopinath Temple, you could visit Gaudiya Matha and Emami Jagannath Temple is just a few kilometers away from the temple.

Amruta Keli is the name of the delicious khira here. The Gopinatha khira is a preparation of homemade condensed milk, sugar, and cream, with a sprinkling of raisins. It comes in pots, which are personally tasted by Lord Gopinatha.

Amruta Keli, the delicious Khira Bhoga of Khirachora Gopinath Temple, Remuna, Balasore, Odisha

Declaration:

All these photos except the Amruta Keli are taken by Sangram Keshari Senapati.
The Amruta Keli photo is taken by Jagannath Panigrahi.
All these photos are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
And the contents of this blog are taken from English Wikipedia.

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8 Dec 2020

Homemade delights on Prathamastami

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Prathamastami (Odia: ପ୍ରଥମାଷ୍ଟମୀ) is a day dedicated for the firstborn of each family of Odia household. Sounds cliché, but the lucky elder one gets to wear a new dress and fed all good varieties of sweets and Pitha (pancakes).

This auspicious day is celebrated to pray for well being of the eldest one where the younger ones get nothing other than Pitha Mitha (no dress😃).

No luck on finding turmeric leaves in and around here (Cochin, Kerala) in my neighborhood. So with that disappointment, I made Stuffed idli, Peas curry, Angoori Rasmalai, Rasagola, and Kheer.

The highlight of this day is the Enduri Pitha, turmeric leaves wrapped steamed pancake with a filling of jaggery coconut, which we all get to eat at home. The aroma of turmeric leaves wafting throughout the house and the taste of it already making my mouth watery.

Homemade delights on Prathamastami by Julie

Hope you had a great day! Stay safe and stay happy. Do follow @savory__delights for more such posts💞.

About the Author:

Julie Samantray, an Odia food blogger from Odisha, staying in Cochin, Kerala. She loves to cook and share with everyone. As a foodie, she not only shares her food with family and friends, also shares lots of recipes on her Instagram feed.

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Nandinia - An Unexplored Waterfall of Hindol, Odisha

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Nandinia Waterfall (Odia: ନନ୍ଦିନିଆ ଜଳପ୍ରପାତ) is located in Hindol of Dhenkanal district of Indian state Odisha. This waterfall is inside a jungle of Dhenkanal.

Nandinia - An Unexplored Waterfall of Hindol, Odisha

Nandinia Waterfall is located in Hindol of Dhenkanal district of Indian state Odisha. This waterfall is inside a jungle of Dhenkanal. There are no proper signboards to the place but locals would help you reach. Don’t miss this electric pole.

The electric pole indicating the wat towards Nandinia Waterafall of Hindol

The Nandinia Waterfall is around 100 kilometers from Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. This waterfall is located around 6 kilometers away on the left side of Amalapada Raymunda village of Hindol Sub-division. Since the waterfall is inside the forest, it's not easily approachable.

According to some legends, the king of Hindol Gadajat, Shree Nanda Mahadev went inside the jungle and met a saint inside a cave and the saint named that cave on the name of the king as Nandinia Cave (Odia: ନନ୍ଦିନିଆ ଗୁମ୍ଫା).

Bathing Scene of Nanidnia Waterfall of Hindol

As per some folk tales, one buffalo was searching for water and fallen into a ditch. At that time, lord Jagannath appeared and blessed the buffalo with water.

From that ditch, the waterfall started and the ditch is named Nandinia Kunda (Odia: ନନ୍ଦିନିଆ କୁଣ୍ଡ) and the waterfall Nandinia Waterfall. On every Chitalagi Amavashya, local people do worship to Lord Jagannath and chanting names.

On the way to Nandinia Waterfall from Sapua Dam

The surroundings of this waterfall are good for Picnic. So, people from places visit this place in the winter season, but the roads are not approachable to the waterfall and there is no proper guidelines and promotion about this place, so fewer people know about this place.

Art of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Maa Subhadra near Nandinia Waterfall, Hindol

There is an art of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra drawn inside the Nandinia Cave. When people visit the waterfall, they also visit Mahaprabhu there.

Nandinia - The unexplored waterfall of Odisha

About the Author:

Surajit Kumar Mishra, an Odia Technical professional, and a Biker, Blogger, and Vlogger by his passion. He uses to travel to different destinations from which some are famous and some are unexplored.

Subscribe to him on YouTube. And follow him on Twitter @SurajitTweet

N.B.: All these photo rights are reserved for the original author and before using any of it, please take the permission of him. And the content is translated from a Facebook post by Odisha Tourism. And thanks to Chandra Mohan Baral Bhai for the suggestions about this place.

Prathamastami - A festival for first-born

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Prathamastami (Odia: ପ୍ରଥମାଷ୍ଟମୀ) is an Odia festival celebrating the "first-born" child of a family. They are called the "Prathama" or "Poruan" meaning "the first".

Prathamastami - A festival for first-born

This one's a very special occasion for me. Because I get to celebrate back-to-back. Being born on Kartika Purnima... I know that Prathamashtami isn't far🤣. And the cherry on top is that my younger sister gets no attention on this day🤣🤣.

So, in the frame, you can see ENDURI PITHA. Enduri pitha is prepared during Prathamastami. A batter of black gram and rice flour along with a stuffing of jaggery and coconut is wrapped in turmeric leaves and then steamed.

Enduri pitha on the delicious plate for Prathamashtami

My mom has spoilt me silly, I am telling you. But that's ok... today's my day. All the "Prathamas"... all my love to you.💃💃

Also, yours truly has finally learnt how to make these pithas. These are made by me. Hence, the cracks. But that's ok.🙈

You can see the Enduri Pitha making process on this blog- Enduri Pitha Making

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Dhamarai Temple, Bhadrak

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The Dhamarai Temple (Odia: ଧାମରାଇ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a Hindu temple at Dhamara, a small coastal township, where the river Dhamra (Odia: ଧାମରା) meets the Bay of Bengal.

The place is around 60 to 70 kilometers from Bhadrak district headquarters in the eastern direction. Dhamara is surrounded by Chandbali in the West, Basudebpur in the North, Kalibhanjadia in the South, and Bay of Bengal in the East.

There are a number of legends and folk tales regarding the deity Dhamarai and the temple of Maa Dhamarai.

According to one of the historical legends, one merchant namely Dhaneswar who often traded with the Singhalies (Srilanka) had brought a deity namely 'Pashana Mangala' from Srilanka and had established the same at Dhamara on his way back home. The said deity, later on, came to be known as MAA DHAMARAI.

According to one of the folktales, Maa Dhamrai had five sisters and were residing at a place called 'Satabhaya'. Her five sisters were carnivorous in contradiction to her being purely vegetarian, which had angered her sisters and they pushed her deep into the sea.

Floating on the water Maa Dhamarai came towards Chandinipala and is believed to have been caught in the fishing net of one Sanatana Dalai and Bulei Behera who had rescued her and started worshiping keeping her in their house.

Later on, it is believed that on the same night the queen of the then King of Kanika, Sailendra Narayan Bhanjadeo saw a dream wherein Maa Dhamarai ordered her to build a temple.

The temple built by the then king Sailendra Narayan Bhanjadeo by the year 1953 got destroyed and the remains even were washed away into the sea.

During the said period the people worshiped the deity keeping her inside a thatched roof house.

Content Source: bhadrak.nic.in
Photo Source: Some from bhadrak.nic.in and others from different sources and the photographer's name is written on the photos.
This is a basic blog just to know about this temple and the folk tales of Maa Dhamarai.

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Rakta Tirtha Eram

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Rakta Tirtha Eram (Odia: ରକ୍ତତୀର୍ଥ ଇରମ) is a small village in Bhadrak, Odisha which is also known as the second Jallianwala Bagh of India plays an important role in the history of the Indian Independence movement.

Eram is around 40 kilometers from Bhadrak and 8 kilometers from Basudevpur. On way to Eram, you have to go on Gabhei or Gamoi (Gamei) River, which played an important role during the Independence movement.

Gamei River on the way to Eram Massacre, Bhadrak, Odisha

Eram village was remote, inaccessible, and far from the cities. It's surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and two rivers named Gamoi and Kansbansa and thick jungles which makes the place was sleepy and silent to reach.

From 1920, Eram was a secret place for Utkal Congress meetings, Gopabandhu Das, Harekrushna Mahatab, and other Congress leaders used Eram as a place for public meetings to share the messages about the Quit India Movement or Non-cooperation Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and to propagate the Gandhian ideals of freedom struggle among the villagers.

On 1942 September 28, there was a huge gathering at Eram to protest against British Raj and to prepare a course plan of action to fight against the British. Under the leadership of Kamala Prasad Kar, a crowd of 5000 people gathered at Eram Melana ground.

Eram Massacre, Bhadra, Odisha - Free Image to use

Afraid of this gathering a police force from Basudebpur police station, led by DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty march towards Eram. As like Jaliyanawala Bagh here, DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty acted as General Dyer and opened fire on the huge gathering at 6:30 PM, within few minutes 304 shots were discharged against the crowd, who were performing the agitation against the British rulers in a peaceful way.

Since the field was bounded on three sides, therefore, no one was able to get escape from the field. Within some minutes 29 persons were dead on the spot and 56 were injured.

Among the dead of Eram massacre includes one woman named Pari Bewa, who is regarded as the only lady martyr of Odisha. For this incident, Eram is popularly known as Rakta Tirtha Eram (The Pilgrim of Blood).