The Story of Raja Parba
Do you know the story behind the Raja Parba ? It's a three days festival including two more days for preparation and the Basumati Snana . It is b…
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Akshaya Trutiya - The Festival for Cultivation
Akshaya Tritiya (Odia: ଅକ୍ଷୟ ତୃତୀୟା ) is an annual springtime festival of the Hindus and Jains. In Odisha, this day is celebrated as a festiv…
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Pana Sankranti - Odia New Year
Pana Sankranti (Odia: ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି ) is the 1st day of Odia New Year. This is also known as Maha Vishuba Sankranti. This festival is the tra…
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Makar Sankranti (ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି)
Makara Sankranti (Odia: ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି ) is a Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Surya or Sun. On this day, Sun goes towards the Southern he…
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Puspuni- The Food Festival of Western Odisha
Puspuni is written as ପୁସପୁନି or ପୁଷପୁନୀ in Odia script, an annual festival of the western and southern part of Odisha celebrated to offer th…
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2019 Danga Bhasa or Boita Bandana Images
Kartika Purnima or କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା is a Hindu, Sikh, and Jain cultural festival celebrated on the Purnima (the full moon day) or the fift…
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Nuakhai- The Harvest Festival Of Western Odisha
What is Nuakhai? Nuakhai is the agricultural festival mainly observed by people of western Odisha in India. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the…
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Why People Celebrate Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi
Raksha Bandhan is a popular, traditionally annual ceremony for Hindus. This festival is mainly popular in India. Another same festival celebrated w…
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Danda Jatra or Danda Nata (ଦଣ୍ଡ ଯାତ୍ରା)
Danda Jatra or Danda Nata or Danda Yatra (Odia: ଦଣ୍ଡ ଯାତ୍ରା / ଦଣ୍ଡ ନାଟ ) is one of the ancient dance forms of Odisha, originated from Galleri an…
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Panthei Puja (ପନ୍ଥେଇ ପୂଜା)
Panthei Osha ( Odia : ପନ୍ଥେଇ ପୂଜା ) or Chaitra Mangalabara Osha( Odia : ଚୈତ୍ର ମଙ୍ଗଳବାର ଓଷା ) is a festival observing in Odisha during the lun…
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Shamba Dasami
It's Shamba Dasami (Odia: ଶାମ୍ବ ଦଶମୀ or ସାତଘଡ଼ି ) and in this day, we do worship to Lord Sun and offer him different types of fruits, sweets…
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Preparation for Shamba Dasami
In an Odia family, we do celebrate lots of festivals, almost one or more festivals every day and from that, Shamba Dasami (Odia: ଶାମ୍ବ ଦଶମୀ or …
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Manabasa Gurubara
Manabasa Gurubara ( Odia : ମାଣବସା ଗୁରୁବାର) is a festival of cultivation. In this festival, people used to worship Maa Laxmi. It is believed b…
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Bada Osha (ବଡ଼ ଓଷା)
Bada Osha (Odia: ବଡ଼ ଓଷା ) is one of the important festivals in Odisha. Bada means big, and Osha means Brata. People usually do fasting in the Osha…
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