Odisha

coastline · temple

Located on the east coast, Odisha (Formerly Orissa), also known as The Soul of India, is a mystical land where the hoary past and the modern today form a harmonious blend - where ancient temples mingle with modern five star hotels.

street food · bazaar

As the evening crowd gathers, this street food stall in Cuttack comes alive with customers stopping by for a quick snack. The vendor works continuously, preparing orders and handing over freshly packed food to waiting customers.

wildlife · birds

Migratory waterbirds swimming on the calm waters of Chilika Lake in Odisha, India. Chilika is Asia's largest brackish water lagoon and one of the most important wintering grounds for migratory birds in the Indian subcontinent.

festival · temple

Puri Rath Yatra begins amid tight security. Meanwhile thousands of devotees gather at Puri to celebrate the chariot festival in Odisha. The chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are colorfully decorated for the Yatra.

festival · temple

Devotees offer prayer on the streets of Puri during Jagannath Rath Yatra, Odisha. Jagannath Rath Yatra one of the most grandest festival in India.

Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian state, 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.

school

Going to school in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India. Kids wave out on their way to classes. Some students cycle there, school bags and back-packs on their backs, others walk while yet others are transported in cycle rickshaws and school vans.

river · fort

Road traffic of all kinds - cars, trucks, mopeds, buses, auto and bicycle rickshaws, carts, and pedestrians - clogs a busy street during rush hour in Cuttack, India.

A close shot of women in Orissa sitting together and making a very traditional Oriya dish called Badi. It's something that is made in almost every Oriya household.

Odia cuisine being sold at the annual Odisha Parba in Delhi. The three-day festival, see the lawns of India Gate comes alive with Odisha’s rich cultural heritage - from its regional dance and music to gastronomical delights, as well as the…

river · hills

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

coastline

Bird sitting in a beach of Orissa. This looks like an exhausted Red-headed Pochard that has lost its way and is sitting wearily on the beach.

highway · fort

Road traffic of all kinds - cars, trucks, mopeds, buses, auto and bicycle rickshaws, carts, and pedestrians - clogs a busy street during rush hour in Cuttack, India.

dance

Odissi or Orissi is one of the pre-eminent classical dance forms of India which originated in the Hindu temples of the eastern coastal state of Odisha in India.

festival · temple

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

temple · ceremony

View of Shri Shri Ganesha Kartikeshwar Temple in Odisha, India. Ganesha, also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal.

temple · ceremony

View of Shri Shri Ganesha Kartikeshwar Temple in Odisha, India. Ganesha, also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal.

flowers

A papaya tree with flower and unripe fruit on it, and a palm tree with abandoned Baya Weaver Bird nests handing from its fronds, in Orissa, India.

temple · festival

Hatakeswara is a famous siva temple near to Atri small village in Begunia situated in State High Way from Khurda to Nayagarh, Baangir nearer to Begunia situated in 20 degree 15'N and 85 degree 30'E.

bazaar · highway

Daytime scene captures the everyday rhythm of Pithapur Bazar in Cuttack, Odisha. The busy marketplace is alive with the movement of motorcycles, scooters, auto-rickshaws, and pedestrians, creating the dynamic atmosphere for which Indian com…

coastline · wildlife

This wildlife footage captures Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) arriving on the coast of Odisha for nesting, a natural phenomenon of immense ecological importance.

coastline · railway

Puri railway station serves Puri, the sea-shore temple town in the Indian state of Odisha. Puri railway station is a busy station handling around 92 trains daily and serving about 138,000 passengers per day.