Sharadiya Durga Puja
Sharadiya Durga Puja or autumnal worship of goddess Durga is a customary ritual in India, celebrated both with austerity and jubilation. Goddess Durga is...
Little Traditions of Odisha
Though originally goddess belongs to Buddhist pantheon even then she is offered with non-vegetarian food. And the other important aspect of such tradition proves...
Of soul’s transmigration
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...
LAND OF RELIGIOUS RESURGENCE
Odisha was the place for growth of Pashupat- Shaivism. Savants of Matta Mayura group, Lakulisha community flourished in Odisha as different branches of Shaivism....
HERITAGE OF ODISHA
Odisha, the place where flourished many religious tenets, gallantry of the local militia, architectural representations of extraordinary artistic skill and craftsmanship, prosperity through maritime...
Worshipping formlessness
Point of view
Is God formless? If it has some form, should it be physical or subtle? Such conflicts should be put to rest, suggests...
Worshipping formlessness
Point of view
Worship of idols, however, has been considered idolatry in monotheistic religions as "veneration of false Gods". Opposition to idol worship has given...
Corona & Future Imperfect
Pothuluri Veera Bramhendra Swamy, popularly known as Bramham garu, this soothsayer is often revered as the Nostradamus of modern India. The prophecies of the...
Point of view:Festival sans Fervour
The devotees wait for the annual car festival to have a glimpse of the deities aboard the chariots on the Grand Road. "The Lords...
MINOR ATTACKS INTO PURI SRIMANDIR
Wooden images of Adi Shankara and the first pontiff of Gobardhana Matha Padmapada were enshrined on the Ratna Simhasan and were worshipped along with...
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