20th March ( Universal Pakhala day )

20th March, Universal Pakhala Khaiba katha 

Pakhal  is an Odia  term for an Indian  food consisting of cooked rice washed or little fermented in water. The liquid part is known as Torani. It is popular in Odisha ,Bengal,Jharkhand,Chattisgarh . The Bengali name for this dish is Panta Bhat . Eating pakhal has been recommended to prevent heat stroke in hot weather. 




This special day has been declared by the group "Odisha Mo Odisha" in Facebook . 


First Brand Ambassador of Pakhala : Miss Krutika .


                               Group Admin . : Mr.Mrudu malay Mohapatra


Please Join hands to make this day successful globally .

Thank you all .


Mrudu 

Mana basa Gurubar (Goddess Laxmi's Puja in Odisha)

Image by  : Priti sudha Nayak 

Posted by : Mrudu

Durga puja in cuttack last year ....

Karthik Purnima scraps....

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Community Seed Festival 2009 at Malkangiri, Odisha, India

Cuttack Dussehera 2009

Videos taken By :MalaY

Cuttack Durga Puja 2009

Snaps captured By :Mrudu malay Mohapatra.

Lion Club Jagatpur Ganesh Bisarjan,september 2009

Lion Club,Jagatpur.

Video & picture sent by :
Rudra narayan Mohapatra (via mail),while in a visit to the village.
Hello viewers enjoy the Dance on telugu bits.

"Our Odisha" Family celebrating Ganesh puja

"Our Odisha" Family celebrating Ganesh puja in Jagatpur,Odisha with the local people.
Posted by: Alka singh ,cuttack (via e-mail)

Ganesh puja in Jagatpur :2009

The festivals is celebrated in Jagatpur aslo.The village is situated near Birupa river bank.The village comes under CMC (cuttack municipal corporation.).This is a very nice village.

Ganesh puja in Cuttack"The silver city of Odisha."

Ganesh puja is celebrated with great pump & show in the silver city.The festive season starts right from here upto Baliyatra in the year end.
Have a look.

1-Cuttack telugu society celebrating Ganaesh Puja
2 -Lord Ganesh idol made of Rs.10/- coins only.
3 - Lord Ganesh idol made like body with Gulab jamoons.

photos sent by : Rudra Narayan Mohapatra (via mail)
Cuttack

GANPATI BAPPA MOURIYA

Basant Panchami

Basant panchami(Saraswati puja)

Basanta Panchami / Saraswati Puja :




The Deity of Saraswati
Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, art and music. The worship of Saraswati is prevalent since the age of the “Vedas”. During the Puranic age her form was conceived and accordingly images were built. Clad in white, She rides a white swan while playing a 'veena'. White is the sign of her purity.

In Her four hands She holds a stylus, a book and plays a veena (flute) with two. The stylus and the book signify learning and the veena, music. She is seated on a lotus, which signifies beauty and heavenly origin. The swan is the vehicle as of Her father Brahma.

Time For The Festivity
This festival, held on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Magha is mostly celebrated in the educational institutions. Students observe fasting since morning, wear new garments and propitiate the Goddess to bestow them with learning and eloquence. They offer 'Puspanjali' (handful of flowers) to the deity and then break their fast.

Images of the deity are built by traditional clay-modelers, who are famous in the country for their artistic skill. They make hundreds of such images small and big, for sale. In the evening cultural programmes and feasts are arranged as a part of the celebration. The next day, the images are taken in procession to nearby tanks or rivers for immersion.

Basanta Panchami or Saraswati Puja is celebrated Throughout Odisha on Magha Shukla Panchami (January - February). People and specially students worship Goddess Saraswati and celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm.