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Lord Jagannath paintings by famous painters of Odisha
These Lord Jagannath paintings are works of many contemporary and traditional painters, staying and practicing in Odisha and other parts of the country. In 2015, these artists were invited by Odisha...
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Royal Palm Village: A residential-cum-resort at Satasankha in Puri
Bhubaneswar-based realty major SJ Developers and Housing Pvt Ltd introduced Royal Palm Village, the first of its kind world class Vacation Villas & an exotic Resort spread across 18.5 acres of lush...
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Bahuda Yatra – Return journey of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra
The return journey of the chariots is known as Bahuda Yatra. In 2019, Bahuda falls on July 12 (Friday). After a stay of eight days in the Gundicha temple, the three holy chariots of Lord Jagannath,...
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Bhubaneswar is cheapest in terms of housing in country – RBI survey
Bhubaneswar is cheapest in terms of housing in the country, revealed a survey carried out by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Mumbai remains the least affordable city in India. As per the survey, the...
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Suna Besha of Lord Jagannath in Puri – Raja or Rajadhiraja Besha
Suna Besha of Lord Jagannath will be observed in Puri on 13th July 2019 (Saturday). The deities (Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra) will be decorated with various gold ornaments during Suna Besha. The...
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Photos: Suna Besha 2019 of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra
Suna Besha of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra held in Puri on 13th July 2019 (Saturday). The newly-carved deities donned at least 200-kg gold. The Suna Besha (golden avatar) darshan for...
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Adhara Pana niti of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra in Puri
Adhara Pana niti or ritual will be performed on the Rathas (chariots) stationed in front of the Singhadwara of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri today. Lakhs of devotees have thronged the pilgrim town to...
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Bhubaneswar: Pens made of newspapers, vegetables, flower seeds
Two Bhubaneswar-based innovators have created eco-friendly pens made with newspapers, vegetables, fruit and flower seeds. These pens are manufactured by Likhan, a startup that was started by two...
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Rasagola Dibasa today – Odisha celebrates 5th time on Niladri Bije
Odisha celebrates fourth ‘Rasagola Dibasa’ on 15th July 2019 (Monday). It is a day dedicated to Rasagolas. Rasagola Dibasa was proposed to celebrate Rasagolas by sharing Odisha’s Rasagola story &...
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Niladri Bije – Lord Jagannath to enter Puri temple with siblings
Niladri Bije of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra will be held today. The Trinity would enter the Puri temple on Thursday night in ceremonial Pahandi procession amidst a display of...
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Bengali recreation of timeless Sambalpuri folk song ‘Rangabati’
Rangabati, the timeless Sambalpuri folk song that has won the hearts of many all over the world has been recreated in Bengali by Surajit Chatterjee and Iman Chakraborty with their melodious voice. The...
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Biswabhusan Harichandan new Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Senior BJP leader from Odisha, Biswabhusan Harichandan has been appointed as the governor of Andhra Pradesh, official Rashtrapati Bhavan sources said on Tuesday evening. The 84-year-old politician was...
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Watch: Ananya Sritam Nanda’s first Odia Jagannath bhajan
Popular Odia playback singer Ananya Sritam Nanda has released her first Odia Jagannath bhajan on her Youtube channel recently. Song – Aasa Aasa Jagannath Singer – Ananya Sritam Nanda Composer – Guru...
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Facebook launched ‘Lasso’ app to compete with TikTok
Facebook has quietly released an app called Lasso that lets users create fun, short videos designed to compete with TikTok, the viral 15-second video app. It was available only in the US for now....
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Dutee Chand’s biopic in seven languages, producer Achyuta Samanta
Odia sportswoman Dutee Chand’s life story and struggles will soon be on the silver screen in the form of a biopic. The biopic will showcase the journey of Dutee’s educational and sports career,...
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Odisha consumes highest green leafy vegetables in country
A nation-wide study carried out by the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) reports Odisha has the highest consumption of green leafy vegetables (GLV). On an average, while the recommended...
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70-year-old Odisha man promotes Odia language in Chhattisgarh
70-year-old Khyamasagar Bhoi of Odisha works silently to protect and promote Odia across the border in Odia speaking outlying tracts of Chhattisgarh. A resident of Jharupada in Lakhanpur block, Bhoi’s...
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Watch: Jibana Ta Bele Bele new Odia sad song by Shasank Sekhar
Royal Field Entertainment released Shasank Sekhar’s new Odia sad song ‘Jibana Ta Bele Bele’ on YouTube, which is composed and written by Shubhankar Mohanty. Song – Jibana Ta Bele Bele Singer – Shasank...
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Naveen Patnaik acted in this English movie, released in 1988
Many of us don’t know that Odisha’s chief minister Naveen Patnaik has done a small role in Merchant Ivory’s 1988 adventure film ‘The Deceivers’, which had Pierce Brosnan and Saeed Jaffrey in the cast....
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Debashish Mohanty’s bowling action used in 1999 World Cup logo
One of the most exciting aspects of Odia cricketer Debashish Mohanty’s bowling was his fluid bowling action. It was so eye-catching that it was used as the official action of the 1999 Cricket World Cup...
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