Festivals & Events News Updates

Recently, in February, the sighting of two Royal Bengal Tigers in two different places brought cheers to the faces of people of Odisha.

On World Wildlife Day, we take a look at the Odisha connection of the Olive Ridley turtles.

The stage is all set for the 13th edition of Odisha Television Limited’s (OTV) annual convention, ‘Foresight 2023--Changing Times Changing Minds’ to be organised today.

On the first day of the film festival, renowned film director Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece, ‘Pather Panchali’ was scheduled to be showcased.

According to Jagannath cult researcher Dr Naresh Das, on the tenth day of Falguna Shukla Paksha, ‘Fagu Dashami’ is observed at Srimandir. 

These days hold many national and international significance. Knowing about the significance is also important for the students preparing for various competitive exams.

The book is a collection of 100 lesser-known stories from the Puranas in chronological order, starting from Creation in Satya Yuga and ending with the Kali Yuga.

Member of the Lok Sabha, Aparajita Sarangi expressed discontent over the issue and attributed the delay to the Odisha government and administration’s negligence.

As part of safety arrangements, special barricades, crowd control measures and other preparations were made for smooth darshan of devotees at the shrines.

Minister Ashok Chandra Panda reached the temple and held a discussion with the servitors regarding the delay in rituals. 

In view of heavy turnout of devotees at Lingaraj temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, the Commissionerate Police has clamped traffic restrictions and issued an advisory in this regard.

In view of the heavy rush of devotees, temple administrations in the state have made special provisions including mandaps where the devotees can offer their prayers and perform rituals.

Aiming for a smooth conduct of Shivratri in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police has decided to deploy 32 platoons of police force near Lingaraj Temple on Saturday.

There is a temple in Rajasthan’s Jaipur whose doors open to devotees once a year. And the occasion is Maha Shivratri. Because of this, devotees have a special craving to have a darshan of the lord on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri.

Thousands of devotees thronged Shree Lokanath temple to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, the sitting deity of this 11th-century shrine.