Odisha

hills

Dhauli hills are located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar in Odisha (India).

A drive-through outside the High Court of Odisha in Cuttack, Orissa. The Odisha High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Odisha.

coastline

Visitors taking bath on Puri Beach. Puri Beach in Odisha is one of the most crowded beach in India. Puri Beach is a beach in the city of Puri in the state of Odisha, India. It is on the shore of the Bay of Bengal.

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.

festival · temple

Millions of Indian devotees attend annual 'Chariot Festival' of Puri in Odisha, India. Ratha yatra, the Festival of Chariot : Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha, on the second (dwitiya) da…

In a joint effort, Forest Department officials and Fire brigade personnel rescued a bear and its two cubs from a well in a forested area near Somanathpur under Kudumulugumma block in Odisha’s Malkangiri district.

coastline

Olive Ridley Turtle digging a nest-hole on the Rushikuliya beach in Orissa, India. The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known as the Pacific ridley, is a species of sea turtle.

hills

View of stone carved caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves in Odisha, Inida. Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar…

river · temple

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.

aerial

Aerials of Cyclone Fani hit areas in India. The rarest-of-the-rare summer Cyclone Fani has left people of Odisha in severe distress and has rendered millions, jobless.

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.

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.

railway · architecture

Mahanadi Rail Bridge as seen from Mahanadi Road Bridge in Cuttack, Odisha, India. Viewer Debashis Jena tells us that "This is not mahanadi bridge... This bridge is over a dis-tributary of Mahanadi river..

street food · bazaar

Kachori is a spicy snack popular in various parts of India including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bengal and Orissa. It is a popular snack food in Karachi, Pakistan.

monsoon · industry

Industrial pollution is one of the primary sources of environmental contamination. Factories pollute the air through fossil fuel emissions. These emissions include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

highway · architecture

Trucks, buses, bicycle, cars and motor bikes, etc passing the Mahanadi Road Bridge in Cuttack, Odisha. Mahanadi road bridge is connecting the city of Cuttack and Jagatpur. It is one of the longest bridge of India.

railway · architecture

View of Indian railway tracks, passengers passing by and view of Mahanadi Bridge as vehicles are passing by. Fast forward shots of moving vehicles over the Mahanadi Bridge.

Company employees at the canteen of a company guest house of a large Indian company, at their Odisha establishment. Free-standing air conditioning units in operation in their dining hall facility.

crafts

Women of Paradeep in Odisha walking on the street dressed in sarees. These women gather together to weave the traditional pipli handicrafts from 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.

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.