Basantika Durga Puja, also known as Chaitra Navratri, is a Hindu festival celebrated in various parts of India during the months of March-April. This festival is dedicated to the worship […]
Chaiti Mangalabara Puja
Chaiti Mangalabara Puja observed during the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar, Goddess Mangala is worshiped for five Tuesdays of the month. The puja marked by fasting of women who […]
Sambhu Ekadashi
ambhu Ekadashi is being celebrated in Sri Jagananth Temple simultaneously in sri Lokannath Temple of Puri. This is rare occasion when the Ekadashi falls on Monday, the Ekadashi is called […]
ପୌଷ ମାସ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା – ବକୁଳ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା
ଭାରତୀୟ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଏକ ପ୍ରକୃତିଭିତ୍ତିକ ସଂସ୍କୃତି । ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନରେ ଧରଣୀରାଣୀ ଅପୂର୍ବ ଶୋଭା ସମ୍ଭାରରେ ମଣ୍ଡିତ ହେଉଥିବା ସମୟରେ ସାଧାରଣ ଜନଜୀବନରେ ଯେଉଁ ଉନ୍ମାଦନା ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୁଏ, ଆମୋଦ ପ୍ରମୋଦ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ । ତାହାକୁ ଉପଭୋଗ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ବିଭିନ୍ନ […]
Pusha Rabibar Katha || ପୁଷ ରବିବାର କଥା
Sathi Budhi Bratta – Sathi Puja – Sasthi Puja
Shashthi or Shashti (Sanskrit: षष्ठी, Ṣaṣṭhī, literally “sixth”) is a Hindu folk goddess, venerated as the benefactor and protector of children (especially as the giver of male child). In Orissa, […]
Rishi Panchami
Rishi Panchami, observed on Bhadraba Shukla Panchami, holds special significance. This brata, observed by Sridevi herself, is dedicated to rectifying mistakes made by women after their menstrual cycle. A legend […]
Jhulana Jatra
Lord Krishna and Lord Jagannath are but the different incarnations of Vishnu as described in Jayadeva’s Gitagovinda. Moreover due to strong Vaisnavism influence on the religious spirit of Orissa Lord […]
Ganga Dasahara – Gangabatran
Ganga Dashara is celebrated in each year during the first ten days of Sukla Pakshay ( Waxing phase of moon ) of jyestha Month. The Goddess Ganga touched the earth […]
ଚଳନ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିମା ବିଜେ ଓ ପନ୍ତୀ ଭୋଗ
ଚଳନ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିମାମାନେ ବିଜେ କରିବା ସମୟରେ ପୁରୀର ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ଅଧିବାସୀ ବୈଷ୍ଣବ ସମ୍ପ୍ରଦାୟର ଅଧିକାରୀ, ମହନ୍ତ ଓ ଅନେକ ଭକ୍ତ ପାରମ୍ପରିକ ଚନ୍ଦନ ସଂଗୀତ ଗାନ ପରେ ପଦବ୍ରଜରେ ବିମାନର ଆଗେ ଆଗେ ଚାଲିଥାନ୍ତି । ସିଂହଦ୍ବାର ଠାରୁ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସରୋବର […]
Akshay Trutiya , the day of many beginning
Akshay Tritiya in Odisha, the festival is the beginning of many other festivals. Akshay Tritiya is otherwise named as Akhaa teej . The festival is observed on the third day […]
Pandu Purnima Osha
Pandu Osha, is observed in Odisha in the Margashira month. It is belived that after observing this Osha one can get their Luck. photo: Dusmanta Parida Ths Osha is dedicated […]