Odisha

village

What fun it must be for these village youngsters to get together in the village pond, to cool off from a hot summery day, to swim, fish, carouse with friends and just hang out in general.

temple

Arati / arti at a temple in Orissa - Hindu women loudly engage around the holy fire

coastline

The texture on the skin and the shell can be seen clearly on this adult Olive Ridley Turtle who entres into the water from the beach of Rushikulya in Orissa.

A solo Gray Langur or Hanuman Langur, too hungry to pay heed to the pouring rain. It has been filmed in the countryside in Odisha. Sitting on a tree branch, it eats the leaves systematically while its pouring.

birds

Under the sunny sky of coastal Odisha stands this old coconut tree serving as the apartment for this Common Myna family. Three juveniles hungry and restless are peering out of the cavity of the old trunk.

birds · wildlife

One bird's loss is another bird's gain! Delhi - The City of Crows: A House Crow feeds on a roadkilled Myna on the ground Jungle Crows eat bird meat as carrion in Orissa, having caught hold of a Myna

farmland · livestock

A herd of Asiatic elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) crosses between paddy fields in a village in Odisha. Elephants with tuskers are also seen in the herd. Elephants are the largest terrestrial mammals and are endangered in the wild.

ceremony · music

This spiritually rich footage captures a traditional Vedic Havan (Homa Fire Ritual) taking place inside a Hindu temple in Odisha.

coastline · wildlife

At Gopalpur Beach, the traditional process of sun-drying small fish such as anchovies and sardines is seen spread across a wide, open ground. Hundreds of fish are laid out under the sun in neat clusters.

crafts

The Odisha State Maritime Museum features a Maritime History Gallery showcasing excavated findings from sites such as Sisupalgarh.

temple · street food

Dahi vada Aludam near Kapileshwar Temple in Odisha: Street food from Orissa Dahi vada Aludam near Kapileshwar Temple in Odisha: Street food from Orissa

music · dance

Rural Indian Hindu fervour and religiosity at play, as one sees boys dress as Shiva and Parvati, and dance, during a temple kirtan in Orissa / Odisha, with much drumming and percussion beats as well as the clashing of hand cymbals.

temple · ceremony

Saraswati Puja is an auspicious ritual for Hindus when they welcome the arrival of spring and bring offerings to the goddess Saraswati. Temple priests and devotees offer a Yagna and burn incense oil and clarified butter.

village · lake

A traditional community fishing activity in a shallow wetland in Odisha, India. Villagers are spread across the calm, vegetation-covered water, wading through the marsh while using large triangular hand nets to catch fish.

ceremony · music

A sacred Vedic Havan (Homa Fire Ritual) and devotional Kirtan ceremony take place inside a Hindu temple in Odisha, creating an atmosphere of deep spirituality and devotion.

river · highway

A sweeping view of the Naraj Barrage spans across the mighty Mahanadi River near Cuttack, Odisha. The blue-green waters flow calmly beneath the structure while vehicles move steadily across the bridge, connecting regions on either side.

village · lake

An Odiya man uses a nylon fishing net to fish in a village pond in deep rural Odisha or Orissa. He removes the kinks in his net to release lots of tiny fish. Net Fishing in a village pond in deep rural Odisha''

Approaching the water channel quietly, this man hopes to not disturb the fish, as he casts his net out into the water. The monsoon waters flow brown and deep around him.

village · lake

An Odiya village boy jumps into a pond and catches fish with his hands alone in rural Orissa.

sport

Football match between Orissa vs West Bengal & Sikkim during NCC National Sports at Mount St. Mary School, Delhi Cantt.

The scenes of massive destruction, with hundreds of animal carcasses lying all over. Villages wiped out, telecommunications line down and major parts of the state Orissa are cut off.

coastline · boats

On 10th October 2018, Indian Meteorological Department issued a warning in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh about the force that could possibly hit the coast in the next 42 hours.

temple · hills

View of Digambar Jain Temple as seen from Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves in Odisha. Visitors at Udayagiri and Khandagiri Cavesn in Odisha, Inida. Digambara Jaina Temple is a Jain temple in Bhubaneswar, in the state of Odisha, India.