Culture

“ଯୁବପିଢ଼ିର ଶବ୍ଦରେ ଅଛି ଆଗାମୀ ଉତ୍କଳର ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ।”(In the voices of youth lives the dream of tomorrow’s Utkala.) One Independence Day in Thane, a young boy walked into his school in a Sambalpuri kurta. His friends asked curiously, “Which state is this from?” With pride in his eyes, he replied, “From Odisha – the land of Jagannath.” […]

Inside the Jagannatha Temple, rice undertakes a cosmic journey – from humble grain to the taste of liberation. “Annaṁ Brahma – Food is the Divine itself” The Sacred Idea of Anna in Jagannath Tradition In Jagannatha Sanskriti, food is never mere sustenance. It is divinity in motion – the bridge between human effort and cosmic grace. Of all