Tag: Odia New Year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished the people of Odisha on New Year.

Hanuman Jayanti, the birth of Hindu God Hanuman is also being celebrated across the State. Devotees have thronged temples to have darshan of Hanuman.

Bhubaneswar: With Odias across the State celebrating Maha Bisuba Sankranti popularly known as “Pana” Sankranti, the day marked the beginning of an Odia new year. On this auspicious occasion, special rituals were performed at Sri Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) in Puri with recitation of the new Odia almanac (Panji) before the Holy trinity. As per experts, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odia New Year was celebrated with religious fervour with people distributing ‘pana’, a traditional cool drink on Saturday. As the day is also celebrated as the birthday of Lord Hanuman, devotees thronged several temples across the State. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also greeted the people of Odisha on the occassion of Maha Bisuba […]

Bhubaneswar: A seven-day special programme has been chalked out by Odisha’s Culture department from April 8 in Bhubaneswar to mark Maha Vishuba Sankranti, the beginning of Odia calendar Year on April 14. This was announced by Culture minister Ashok Chandra Panda on Thursday. Talking to newsmen here, Panda said the theme of the special programme […]

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Wednesday approved four Odia ‘Panjis’ for 2016-17 on the occasion of Maha Bisuba Sankrati, which is celebrated as the Odia New Year. Sudipta Chatterjee, SJTA public relation officer (PRO) said, “The temple administration has approved four panjis for this year. The panjis are Radha Ratna Bisudha Khadi Panjika, […]

Bhubaneswar: The people of Odisha today celebrated Maha Vishuva Sankranti and the Odia New Year by exchanging greetings and offering pujas in temples across the state. Maha Vishuva Sankranti is similar to New Year festivals like Baisakhi (Punjab region), Bihu (Assam), Maithili New Year, Naba Barsha or Poila Boishakh (Bengal), Vishu (Kerala) and Puthandu (Tamil […]

Cuttack: The Odia New Year was observed with religious fervour across the State with people thronging several sacred shrines to seek blessings of the Lord on the auspicious day, that is also celebrated as Maha Visuba Sankranti, on Friday. Since early morning, devotees started making beelines to the temples with families to offer special prayers […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda and other eminent political leaders greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of Odia New Year, also celebrated as “Maha Vishuba Sankranti”. “This Maha Vishuba Sankranti may all your wishes come true. Praying for everyone’s well-being and […]

Countless music videos are uploaded everyday on social media but only a few give us goosebumps. One such video is ‘Subharambha’ which was launched on ‘Panaa Sankranti’ (Odia New Year) on YouTube. Based on Pandit Godabarisha Mahapatra’s timeless classic “Utha Kankala,” it is the first music video of ‘Uttisthata Jagrata’ campaign. “Our motto is to […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders on Monday greeted people of Odisha on the occasion of Odia New Year and Maha Vishuba Pana Sankranti. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote in both Odia and English languages. “Happy #OdiaNewYear and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. May the coming […]