Odisha

old town · coastline

The Odisha State Maritime Museum at Jobra in Cuttack showcases fascinating exhibits that highlight the region’s rich maritime heritage.

bazaar · ceremony

Choudhary Bazaar Keuta Sahi market Cuttack Odisha India, market deals in retail and wholesale, the shopkeepers sell decorative items like artificial flowers, and grass pots and also deal in clothes and lengths of readymade garments and arti…

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.

That was close!! A Sniffer dog narrowly escapes IED blast in Odisha.

highway

These visuals are being showcased for "Educational purposes only". A very severe cyclonic storm packing winds of up to 150 kmph and widespread rains hit eastern India, killing eight people in Andhra Pradesh and one in Odisha, damaging homes…

festival

Representatives from the state of Odisha at the Oriya food stall at an Indian food festival. Here different and famous food from the street of Odisha is being offered like poha, aloo-vada and more given in sweet and sour variations.

Amid a cocaphony of morning bird call, an Indian Reed Warbler or Indian Prinia preens into. Funny - Prinia preening. In peak nesting season, these prinias nest amid kass grass cluters, ripping the grass leaves to make their nests.

birds

Spotted by our cameraperson in Odisha, this Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) sits in the fork of a tree. Rufous woodpeckers interestingly, make their nests within the nests of tree-dwelling ants.

festival · temple

Devotees carrying deity inside the chariot during the annual Rath Yatra.Crowd across the country witness the famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in the city of Puri, Odisha.

festival · ceremony

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. Devotee breaking coconut in front of chariot to fulfill their vows.

coastline

The unique low-tide landscape of Chandipur Beach in Odisha, India. The beach is known for its tidal phenomenon in which seawater recedes several kilometers from the shoreline, exposing a vast stretch of sandy seabed.

coastline · wildlife

A hermit crab (family Paguroidea) is seen moving across the sandy shores of Chandipur Beach. The small crab uses a discarded sea snail shell as its protective home, a common adaptation among hermit crabs.

festival · music

A vibrant scene from Dola Purnima, also known as Dola Jatra, Doul Utsav, or Deul, captures the devotional spirit of this major Hindu festival celebrated in Odisha.

coastline · highway

Paradip, also spelt Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India serving the Eastern and Central parts of the country.

dance

Odissi, also known as Orissi, is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Odisha, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences.

sport

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

festival · temple

Hindu festival celebrated with great joy and spirit in the holy town of Puri, Orissa. Thousands of devotees gather at Puri to celebrate the chariot festival in Odisha.

festival · temple

Mass gathering of Lord Jagannath's devotees for the annual Chariot Festival in the coastal city of Puri, Odisha, India.

festival · highway

Three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra at grand road of Puri for annual Ratha Yatra. Thousands of devotees gather at Puri to celebrate the chariot festival in Odisha.

temple · river

Konark Sun Temple is known for its glorious architecture in world. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Odisha, India.

festival · temple

Crowd across the country witness the famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in the city of Puri, Odisha.

river · hills

The Daya River starts as a branch of the Kuakhai River at Saradeipur (near Badahati) in Odisha state in India.

old town · railway

The Odisha State Maritime Museum at Jobra, Cuttack, Odisha, a museum dedicated to the region's rich maritime heritage.