Daily Quotes

The King Prataprudra Deva was so impressed by the unconditional devotion of Bandhu Mohanty that he conferred upon him the most coveted title “Kharasodha”.

His carved pieces stand out as the unique ones as the buyers cast their glances on the rarely available replicas of Eifel Tower, Gate Way of India, Egyptian Pyramids, and last but not the least Taj Mahal in wood.

Puri based artist Saswat Ranjan Sahoo has created a miniature model of Lord Balabhadra's Chariot Taladhwaja by using 10,220 match sticks.

As Odisha prepares for the annual Ratha Yatra festival of Trinity, a youth from Brahmapur, Dilip Moharana (18) made a 5.6 inch model of Jagannath Temple.

Shreya Lenka, 17-year-old from a small town of Odisha is on her way to become India’s first K-Pop Idol, K-Pop girl group Blackswan, a South Korean girl group.

80-year-old Ganeswar Mahapatra is serving as the 'Mukhya Rupakar' (Woodcarving Artist) for Taladhwaja Ratha of Shree Balabhadra.

At the age of 54, Jagannath Maharana is serving as the 'Mukhya Kamara' (Chief Blacksmith) of Taladhawaja Ratha of Lord Balabhadra. He has been in this position since 2008.

Bijaya Kumar Mohapatra has been serving as the Mukhya (Chief) Maharana for Nandighosha Ratha of Mahaprabhu Jagannatha.

72-year-old Narasingha Mahapatra started working as 'Maharana' more than 5 decades back and is serving as the 'Mukhya Maharana' since 2006.

Chandini Majhi, the daughter of Dana Majhi from Odisha's Kalahandi district cleared her matriculation Examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.