Manikeswari and Chatar Yatra: An interesting blend of Vedic and non-Vedic rituals
Manikeswari deity is a happy blending between vedic and non-vedic culture. There is a resemblance of Stambeswari or pillar worship and Manikeswari so far...
Manikyadevi Manikeshwari: A Goddess who exemplifies cultural assimilation
Tel and Indravati basin covering Kalahandi and its neighbourhood is land of Shakti worship since time immemorial. The earliest form of Shakti worship was...
Mandia (Ragi/Finger millet ) Enduri pitha
Ingredients
Finger millet powder - 350 gmBlack gram - 250 gmFresh gratedcoconut- 200 gmJaggery/ sugar - 200 gmGreen Cardamoms powder - 1 tspSalt –as...
Maa Bhandara Gharani: The presiding deity of Dharamgarh
Dharamgarh, a subdivisional headquarter of Kalahandi district of Odisha, happens to be a glorious site for history, heritage, art, culture, flora, and fauna. Formerly,...
Ma ‘Dokri’ of Talgud: Worshipped as the harbinger of fortune
Tribal dominated Kalahandi is famous for Sakti worship, where for cosmic well-being worship of mother goddess in different forms is practiced. Tribal people being...
