Time to discard the real Ravaan inside us!
This year Dussehra spilled over two days, it started on October 25 and continued till October 26. And so we got two days to...
Dussehra Puja in the Samaleswari Temple
Ever since Balaram Dev, the first Chauhan king of Sambalpur built the Samaleswari temple in the second half of the sixteenth century. Dussehra Puja...
Like Lord Jagannath, Maa Manikeswari also reflects the integration of cultures
Odisha is basically a tribal land. Historians say one of the oldest goddesses known so far in Odisha was goddess Stambeswari, which was prevalent...
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...
