Odisha

coastline · boats

A wide view of Chandrabhaga Beach in Odisha shows a coastal settlement lined with numerous fishing boats parked along the sandy shore.

Trichosanthes dioica pointed gourd Trichosanthes dioica Roxb., also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent. - Wikipedia

village

An indigent rural Odiya villager forages for wild pointed gourd for his his lunch in rural Orissa, at the edge of a farmland, near fallow land. Man collects pointed gourd for his lunch in rural Orissa

coastline

A group of artist are doing sand art on the konark beach in orissa. They are making sand sculpture of dead bodies of victims who suffered during terrorism attack and sand sculpture of gun on "End Terrorism." Visitors were witnessing a sand…

architecture · railway

View of Mahanadi Rail Bridge as seen from Mahanadi Road Bridge in Cuttack, Odisha, India. Mahanadi road bridge is connecting the city of Cuttack and Jagatpur. It is one of the longest bridge of India.

music · village

A Hari Kirtan gathering in rural Odisha, India, featuring traditional devotional music, singing, and community participation.

ceremony · festival

Kali Puja also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik especially in Bengal, Odisha and Assam.

temple · village

The Maa Panchubarahi Temple is shown in a rural setting with open land and minimal structures around it. The temple exterior features a flag mounted at the top, moving with the wind.

coastline · boats

The scenic Ramachandi Beach in Odisha showcases calm, greenish horizontal waters meeting the sandy shore. Colourful fishing boats rest along the coastline, while small tent structures add a rustic charm.

coastline · farmland

Along the coast near Gopalpur-on-Sea, traditional salt farming takes place using seawater from the Bay of Bengal. Seawater is first channelled into shallow salt pans where it is left under the hot sun to evaporate.

temple · old town

At the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, where a large number of tourists gather to admire the magnificent architecture and intricately carved stone walls of this historic temple.

temple · old town

The grandeur of the Konark Sun Temple from a stunning front view. Tourists and local visitors gather to admire the intricate architecture and rich history of this UNESCO World Heritage site in Odisha, India.

coastline · wildlife

This emotionally powerful footage documents the critical first journey of Olive Ridley Turtle hatchlings (Lepidochelys olivacea) as they emerge from their nests and rush toward the open sea along the Odisha coastline during sunset.

coastline · boats

Filmed at the scenic chandrabhaga beach along the Odisha coastline, this footage captures a vibrant moment as tourists enjoy an exciting speedboat ride across clear coastal waters.

railway · monsoon

1980's train travel in India. An old train running on the line to Bhubaneshwar station, in olden days. Archival footage of a passenger train as it rolls into a train station in Orissa / Odisha.

farmland · village

Poughing time in India and clearly the bulls are off the job, and this new machine is on! See a Massey Ferguson 241 DI Tractor in use at a rural farm in Orissa, digging through and ploughing the fields and kicking up a dust storm, in an eff…

A station manager announces that several trains got cancelled due to Cyclone Fani in Odisha.

Hundreds of tourists and passengers gather at a cyclone shelter in Digha. As most the trains to Odisha and West Bengal got cancelled people take shelter at the cyclone shelter in Digha.

ceremony

Men sit and peel potatoes for the bhog to be served during Durga Puja celebrations as a part of its community kitchen. Various delicacies from Orissa are prepared especially rice.

festival · temple

Lakhs of devotees gather to celebrate Rath Yatra. Every summer, thousands of devotees begin a journey of faith to Puri in Odisha for the annual Puri Rath Yatra.

Rasgulla is a cheese-based, syrupy sweet dish popular in the Indian subcontinent,[ particularly in the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha. The dish originated in Odisha.

temple · architecture

Lingaraj Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Harihara, a form of Shiva and is one of the oldest temples of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the East Indian state of Odisha.