The Ganjam district administration has banned the Meru Jatra and congregations related to it at temples on Mahavishub Sankranti on Monday. The Jatra marks the end of the 21-day festival of penance ...

Odisha’s Ganjam district administration has banned the Meru Jatra festival and congregations related to it at temples on the occasion of Mahavishub Sankranti on Monday. Meru Jatra marks the end of ...

Baidyanath Kar (45) of Koili village in Jajpur district is known as Lalit Pawar of Odia Jatras as he plays the role of villains. His roles as the villainous stepmother and mother-in-law in many Jatras ...

BERHAMPUR: The 21-day ‘Danda Nacha’, the festival of penance in Southern Odisha, concluded on Maha Bisuba Sankranti, celebrated as Odia New Year on Wednesday. Thousands of devotees gathered at Danda ...