Culture

Lord Jagannath and Car Festival

Culture Dr. Harihar Kanungo - July 14, 2018

Car Festival of Lord Jagannath at Puri is a symbol of Orissa for the rest of India. It manifests Oriyan character and the Orissan...

Ratha Jatra in Sri Purusottama Kshetra

Culture Prof. Rajkishore Mishra - July 4, 2019

Badadanda (Grand Road) was not a continuous stretch as it was bisected by an intervening river Malini. There was then a need of constructing...

Chandi Purana: The Odia Legend of Chandi

Culture Basant Kumar Tripathy - November 8, 2021

Pleased with me, That goddess went on narrating The earliest scriptures: First, the Ramayana; Second, the Mahabharata And third, Sri Bhagavata, Wishing me to retell them. I’m illiterate, ignorant and unlearned. (Sarala...

Of soul’s transmigration

Culture Ramesh Patnaik - August 21, 2020

Point of View Rebirth or transmigration is a non-physical essence of a living being after biological death. Resurrection is a similar process hypothesized by some...

MINOR ATTACKS INTO PURI SRIMANDIR

Culture Dr. Prafulla Kumar Rath - June 23, 2020

Wooden images of Adi Shankara and the first pontiff of Gobardhana Matha Padmapada were enshrined on the Ratna Simhasan and were worshipped along with...

How old are the Lords?

Culture Sugyan Choudhury. - July 14, 2018

Contrary to the findings of history which points out that the cult of Lord Jagannath started from 1112A.D., the Rig Vedic period together with...

Sharadiya Durga Puja

Culture Rajkishore Mishra - October 24, 2020

Sharadiya Durga Puja or autumnal worship of goddess Durga is a customary ritual in India, celebrated both with austerity and jubilation. Goddess Durga is...

Paintings on Chariots

Culture Santosh Kumar Rath - July 14, 2018

The wooden chariots (mobile form of the temple) are the temporary abodes of the Jagannath Trinity. The deities are installed in these chariots (locally...

Petroleum Minister Inaugurates World-Class Interpretation Centre and Tourist Amenities at Konark Sun Temple

Culture pratisrutimedia - April 2, 2018

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Skill Development & EntrepreneurshipShri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the world-class Interpretation Centre and tourist facilities at Konark Sun...