Odisha

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.

dance

When the Wilderness post-production team was delivered some green screen footage of an Indian Classical dancer practising a fusion of Odisha and Kathak dance styles, we thought: "How can we make this mixture of different styles even more in…

river · temple

A Hindu temple situated near Kathajodi River in Cuttack, Odisha. Please help us to identify this temple... Kathajodi River is an arm of the Mahanadi River in Orissa, India. It branches off at Naraj, then immediately is bifurcated.

Enduri Pitha is a variety of pitha made in the Indian state of Odisha mostly in the northern and central region. Ingredients are turmeric leaves, black gram, rice flour, coconut, jaggery, black pepper.

dance · monsoon

The first performance signifies spring and is put up by the Odissi dancers from Orissa. Odissi is the oldest surviving dance form of India. Then summer is put up in the form of Bharatnatyam from the state of Tamil Nadu.

coastline · industry

Coconut is one of the most important plantation crops of Orissa. The area under coconut production in the State is about 43.3 thousand hectares producing 296.05 million nuts.

lake · boats

Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and one of India's most important wetland ecosystems. Located in Odisha, Chilika is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, rich biodiversity, and thriving eco-tourism activities.

Here you can buy the Mahahprasad at Odisha Parba New Delhi, like Khaja, Sweets, Chhena poda, Chhena gaja, Pitha, and many more traditional sweets of Odisha. People buying the traditional sweets of Odisha,

temple

The Kapileswar temple is situated at 4 km from Binka and 35 km from Sonepur.The temple was built by King Anangabhima II (1211-1238 AD).

coastline · river

Chandrabhaga is situated three km east of the Sun temple of Konark, and 30 km from Puri. Until recent years Chandrabhaga was considered a place of natural cure for lepers.

wildlife · livestock

A big herd of elephants (Elephas maximus) crosses a patch of grassland as humans chase after them. Elephants are the largest terrestrial mammals and are herbivorous in their diet.

river · coastline

Chandrabhaga is situated three km east of the Sun temple of Konark and 30 km from Puri. Until recent years Chandrabhaga was considered a place of natural cure for lepers.

festival

What is the man twirling above his head? Is this a regular practice at the Rath Yatra in Orissa? See the chariots up close... Massive crowds mill around in a strange sense of order even as the chariots are pulled manually.

festival · temple

One can see the large number of devotees gather to witness the Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. And also the top view of the chariots and the Jagannath temple in the city of Puri, Odisha.

ceremony

Groom comes out of the car at the wedding venue with a coconut and other ritualistic material.

coastline

Dead fish strewn across a sea beach. Millions of dead fish are strewn around the beach. They are also collected in baskets for sale... Fishing boats by the Bay of Bengal in Orissa state, India.

temple · festival

Inside view of Hatakeswara Temple in Khordha, Odisha. 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…

temple · river

Visitors throng Konark Sun Temple to see it's glorious architecture in Odisha, India. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Odisha, India.

birds · wildlife

A flock of white domestic geese, descendants of the Greylag Goose (Anser anser), swims gracefully across a calm water body in Odisha.

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. Roadside vendor selling flute during ceremonial procession.

Odisha also known as Orissa, is an Indian state on the subcontinent's east coast, by the Bay of Bengal.It is surrounded by the Indian states of West Bengal to the north-east and in the east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west…

Odisha also known as Orissa is an Indian state on the subcontinent's east coast, by the Bay of Bengal.It is surrounded by the Indian states of West Bengal to the north-east and in the east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west…

Indians roll over cactus leaves in Odisha while the others around pick out the thorns from the body while the man keeps rolling over.