Festivals & Events News Updates

Akshay Tritiya is an Agrarian festival that marks the commencement of agricultural activities in the state. The festival is celebrated by performing 'Akhi Muthi Anukula', a ceremonial act of sowing seeds in paddy fields after ploughing.

From this day, construction of the chariots for the world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins too

The festive buzz is back after a gap of two years. A large number of people gathered at Jama Masjid in Bhubaneswar today (May 3) to offer special prayers, the Namaz of Eid.

Adivasi Mela and National Tribal Art and Craft Exhibition, the annual culture and trade fair in Bhubaneswar, is nearing culmination. The main objective of this yearly event is to promote and celebrate the traditions and handicraft of different tribes of India.

Like ordinary people, the sibling deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra also suffer from sultry heat of summer months.

All the devotees will now be allowed to get entry into the temple through the West Gate apart from the Lion’s Gate (Singha Dwara)

‘Raisinia Dialogue’, a flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics,  in the country was kicked off Monday. The seventh edition of the conference - which was launched in 2016 - was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with European Union Commission president Ursula von der Leyen joining as the chief guest

The PM said that generally he is not comfortable about receiving awards but when the Mangeshkar family called with the honour in Lata Didi's name, then he could not refuse and it became a symbol of her love and affection for him.

This is the first award instituted in memory of the late Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, the melody queen of India, who passed away in Mumbai on February 6, at the age of 92.

Lok Sabha MP from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi described herself as a big fan of the Odisha Television while extending wishes to the channel for serving people of the State for 25 years. 

Over the years, OTV has faced all the situations diligently and wrote many success stories. Despite all odds, it continues to march ahead with the unending support and love of the people.

Odisha remembered its legendary and charismatic leader Biju Patnaik on his 25th death anniversary on Sunday. People from all sections of life and political leaders cutting across party lines paid rich tributes to the former Chief Minister of the State.

Noted educationist from Odisha, Ratnakar Sahoo, was on Thursday felicitated with the Shambhavi Puraskar for the year 2022.

Danda Nacha or the Danda Jatra forms a rich folk and religious tradition of Ganjam district in Odisha. The 21-day festival of penance to appease Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali concludes every year on Maha Bishuba Sankranti. Know more about the festival as we take you through some pictures from the festival in Bhanjanagar of Ganjam.

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