"SaThi dusei" Puja after the Ganesha Puja in Odisha

Friends,
My 1st blog on "SaThi dusei" Puja was based on "SaThi dusei Puja after a kid's birth in Odisha".
http://ashishkumarnayakodisha.blogspot.in/2015/11/sathi-dusei-puja-after-kids-birth-in.html

This blog tells about "SaThi dusei Puja after the Ganesh Puja in Odisha".

On the 6th day of Ganesha Puja, the "SaThi dusei Puja" happens again as Ganesh is also considered also considered as a kid.
This is a little different from the  SaThi dusei Puja after a kid's birth.
 
-In the morning, there will be the celebration of  "Somanatha Brata" for Lord Siba(Siva).
Six types of foods are prepared as bhata(rice), dali(dal),  macha(fish), chakuli(a cake like food made of rice), veg curry 1 & 2.
-Haladi (Haldi/Turmeric) is put on Sila Pua (The bar like instrument used in the old times "Grinder") and the it is covered with a cloth of turmeric/yellow color.
-5 types of plants are are bundled together: BAunsha (Bamboo), DhAna (Paddy), Bajramuli, ApamAranga, SAru.
-A PurnaKumbha (Kalashi/Pot with a coconut and mango leaves over that) is placed near that
-Gali Gua (A type of betel nut), Sindura PharuA (Vermilion case), KajaLa Pati(A case containing the black used for eye) are placed near that
-Then the BandA-panA(ବନ୍ଦାପନା - बन्दापना - Worship) happens with Duba (A type of grass), Barakoli Patra (Leaves of Barakoli), Arua ChauLa (A type of rice)

-In the night, the kids are patted with the bundled 5types of plants.
-People tie a piece of the Haladi Kapada (Turmeric/Yellow cloth) on the hand.

Thanks
Ashish

Translation in Odia: https://medium.com/@ashishkumarnayak/%E0%AC%B7%E0%AC%A0%E0%AD%80-%E0%AC%A6%E0%AD%81%E0%AC%B8%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%87-%E0%AC%AA%E0%AD%82%E0%AC%9C%E0%AC%BE-5b606d1b3ba9

"Enduri Pitha" preparation process in Ancient Odisha

Friends,
This blogs tells about the preparation process of "EnDuri Pitha" in ancient Odisha.
"EnDuri Pitha" is a type of cake like item prepared from rice batter and stuffing inside it.

1 - Rice & black gram batter is kept on KadaLi Patra (Banana Leaf) or HaLadi Patra (Turmeric Leaf) and some stuffing prepared from black gram, jaggery, black pepper, chena, coconut, sugar is kept on it.

2 - The leaf is folded in the form of a packet so that it will hold the batter and stuffing tight.

3 - Then a pot like thing (PAchiA) prepared from bamboo is taken. It has some pores on its base and the top portion is open.

 4 - The packets containing the batter and stuffing, are placed inside it and then covered by cloth and the top portion is closed by a cover prepared from bamboo.

5 - Then it is kept on a clay pot with water and the water is boiled. 

With the temperature generated by the steam, the "EnDuri Pitha" gets prepared and looks like this.

EnDuri Pitha - Pic Source: Wikipedia

You need to remove the leaves and get the EnDuri out of it.  

Now-a-days, people use the aluminum frame (used for Idly preparation) to prepare the EnDuri Pitha.
It can be told that Idly is a variant of EnDuri Pitha. The two differences are that Enduri was prepared using old methods, but Idly is prepared using modern methods & the shape of Enduri is long but the shape of Idly is round.
This food item(Enduri Pitha) is prepared in Odisha mostly during the festival of "Prathamastami". 

Idly which is famous in southern part of India, is also famous in Odisha as well and the reason might be "All are rice-producing states". And...No one can deny the huge cultural similarities between Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. 
No one knows how the word "EnDuri" was originated.
Many people call it as "InDuri" as well.
The name of the country "InDonesia" somewhat matches with "InDuri".
Many people in southern states also believe that the rice-batter baking technology was developed during the maritime business of Kalingas, Pandyas & Cholas with Indonesia.
There is a peculiar link with Maharastra. In Maharastra, people from PuNe are called PuNeri. No other place people have similar naming convention. 
Marathi language and Marathi words has huge similarity with Odia language and Odia words.

Cheers
Ashish

Language Imposition!!!

       Friends, This blog speaks about the process of single language imposition and its impact on the native language of the states and so Odia(The native language of Odisha state).

8 states of India opposed the imposition of "single language(Hindi) policy" in just-post-independence era. If politicians try to declare Hindi as National language now, then the same old protest will rise again. We all pay tax for this country. If Centre wants to spend money for a single language from my tax money , then it is definitely wrong.

Adding few points on Govt run schools on language basis in Odisha about which no one know and the Central Govt is not bothered:
1) Odisha has 30 languages (Specifying... "Languages", Not dialects). One major Language "Odia" and 29 primer languages
2) The majority-spoken language "Odia" is spoken by 3 crore people in around 8 dialects. And 29 languages are spoken by 1 crore people.
3) Odisha Govt never tried to destroy those 29 languages. But developing a language needs funding. So... when we have enough funds, the govt is trying to save the tribal languages.
4) Out of 29 primer languages, 2to3 are already implemented and total 10 languages will be registered by this year.
5) What exactly is the concept of primer language and how it is implemented in schools where students are purely monolingual?:::---
The script used is Odia and the language is the tribal language. The books are printed in this fashion and schools run on this primer basis from class 1 to 3. And then the students are moved to mainstream Odia medium.
Then they learn Odia and English and and at 8th standard Hindi/Sanskrit is introduced.
Please refer the below articles on Multilingual primer languages in Odisha:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1535984.ece
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120801/jsp/odisha/story_15795223.jsp#.VgGy2Jc_60c
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/primer-in-tribal-dialects-for-students-in-tribal-schools/article3706057.ece


So, in this process more languages are encouraged to prosper by Odisha state Govt.
Should not the Centre help in this direction???!!!

But...If Hindi is registered as National language, there is a chance that Centre will force to implement it from 1st standard which impossible for the students to digest.
Already so much revenue is spent for Hindi language. If "National" word is attached, then the funding will be more and it will be from my tax money which I would not like.
I should pay for developing the languages inside my state Odisha.
But already I am paying somewhere for funding towards Hindi. Why shall I pay more? Why the Centre dont take extra tax for developing and propagating Hindi from the people whose Mother Tongue is Hindi.

We in Odisha learn Hindi from 8th standard in Govt school (case of CBSE schools being different) as we have followed from so many years. And we feel that the current process of language learning is good for us. We accept Hindi as a lingua-franca like English and we learn it in the right time. I can bet that I know better Hindi than anyone whose Mother Tongue is Hindi and the future generation will do so.
But if the Centre makes us feel that our kids have to learn Hindi from the beginning at the cost our native languages(Odia being the 6th classical language of India), then we have to reply back.

Now let me put some more points which will add to the knowledge of my fellow Indians.
In 1855, the presence of Odia language was there at the following places (outside the present day Odisha):  Ujjayini, Bhopal, Indore, Berar, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Durg, Bastar, Telangana, Uttara Sarkar, Raipur, Bilaspur, Sarguj, Reba, Palamu, Chotnagput Uttar, Chotnagpur Dakshin, Magadh, Kolhan, Purulia, Bankuda and Medinipur.

Pic Courtesy: Media Commons

These many places had their own mother tongues as Marathi, Telugu, Khadiboli, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magadhi.
They knew somewhat Odia and the people in Odisha also knew somewhat of their languages. There was no issues at that time, right?

But gradually single language (Hindi) propagation accelerated by some linguistic/political goons.

1st destruction happened to Khadiboli, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magadhi.
It was injected in the mind of the people of those states, "Hindi is BHAASA(Language-Complete language with script)" and their own mother tongues are just BOLI(Language just used for speaking)". Try to understand the difference between Bhaasa and Boli.
Ask this question to someone from UP, MP, Chhatishgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand:
1) "What is your mother tongue?" and U will get the Ans: "It is Hindi".
2)"What about Bhojpuri, Maithili etc" and U will get the Ans "It is just a Boli"
3) Did Bhojpuri and Maithili had own script? and U will get the Ans: "Yes"
4) Then why it was replaced by Hindi? and U will get the Ans: People, Linguistic and Political negligence

When the mother tongues of those places were screwed, then there was no chance Odia would have survived in foreign land.

But our(Odisha) linguistic team made Odia to survive and prosper in mainland Odisha and registered it as a classical language.

Appreciate the Telugu that they were able to save themselves.
Marathi also saved themselves in some way but now-a-days they are facing huge competition with Hindi.

Now we in Odisha are neither aware of the their languages not they are aware of my language because we have Hindi as lingua franca.
It happened because it is taught in schools, "Hindi is National Language". But the truth is that it is a lingua franca/common language/samparka bhasa.

When Hindi is imposed as a National language, it will be introduced in schools from 1st standard. In all signboards, it will be written in Hindi.
This will lead to destruction of other languages.

When a job-holder from Odisha goes to other state, he/she manage with Hindi in northern states and English in southern states. If they stay there for long time (5 to 6 years), they try understand the local language. If a Odia starts a business in other state, he communicates  in local language.
But in the reverse case, it is not happening when a non-Odia job-holder stays in Odisha for long time or businessman starts a business in Odisha. This is all happening because of the apathy of city dwelling Odias towards Odia language and gradually this tendency is getting carried forwarded to villages!

So, this imposition need to be stopped from Centre & from Hindi brethren and simultaneously Odisha people and Odisha Govt also need to understand the current issue and act accordingly.

Let Odia be our foundation and state language, let English help us in some jobs and let Hindi just be a 3rd language as it is now in Odisha.

ଯଦି ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଲୋକେ ଏହାର ଅର୍ଥ ବୁଝିଲେ ତାହେଲେ ଭଲ। ଯଦି ମୋ' କଥାରେ ଏକମତ ନୁହନ୍ତି ତା'ହେଲେ ଭୁଲି ଯାଅନ୍ତୁ ଯାହା ଏଠି ପଢିଲେ। ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ।

Thanks
Ashish

OdiaTweeples and their effort in Twitter!!!

Social media users from Odisha used to upload some Odisha related videos in youtube,  write some blogs on Odisha, post in Facebook/Twitter etc..
But this work was at individual level.

But with time, some fellows gradually gathered on Twitter.
It was the month of March 2014, there was a message "Lets celebrate #PakhalaDibasa" on 20th March on twitter as it is the day when the temperature rises due to summer season.
(Pakhala is an Odia dish made of rice and water. You can add some curd to it.
Pakhala can be taken with fish fry, mixture, potato fry etc. Pakhala Dibasa means Pakhala Day).
Slowly more number of tweeples started motivating each other for trending #PakhalaDibasa.
On the 20th March morning, #OdiaTweeples started tweeting about Pakhala with some good pics and the foundation was put for twitter trends.
Some nice blogs were also written on Pakhala.

Then the time was for celebrating the Odisha state formation day on 01April.
The hastag was #UtkalaDibasa (Utkala means Odisha and Dibasa means day).
Now the number tweeples increased and so #UtkalaDibasa trended in twitter.

During this time, someone suggested why not we celebrate #RasagolaDibasa!
What is Rasagola Dibasa? Is it Rasagola Day?
And answer is YES.
So the discussion among the tweeples continued.
This year(2015), there was Nabakalebara festivals of Prabhu Jagannatha, Prabhu
Balabhadra and Maa Subhadra.
So the Odisha tourism department did the promotion in a much better level through hoardings, ads and social media as well.
And the hashtag was #NakalebaraRathaJatra.
It was a huge trend in twitter and the reach to the people was high.

The last day of RathaJatra is celebrated as #NiladriBije when Lord Jagannatha returns back to Sri Mandira and offers Rasagola to Maa Lakshmi.
So the tweeples came to a consensus to trend #RasagolaDibasa on 30th July.
#RasagolaDibasa trended top in twitter.
The story did not end here.
Media talked to the Rasagola vendors at Pahala Odisha to decorate the shops and celebrated the Rasagola Dibasa there. There was a Rasagola fair arranged in Bhubaneswar as well and the vendors made a good bussiness that day. The discussion which started in twitter, created a good business for the Rasagola vendors in Odisha. And after that Odisha gov has applied to the GI(Goegraphical Indication) for getting GI tag for Rasagola as it was originated in Odisha. A mission accomplished. :)

The the number of tweeples started getting more and got involed in the Odisha related trends which was a positive news.
People started discussing what are upcoming festivals, birthday of freedom fighters etc.
For every trend, there need to be a hashtag.
For coming to a consensus, tweeples started doing voting so the tag be selected on the vote.
And going through this process, multiples hashtags got trended:
#RajaParba
#NuakhaiJuhar
#Bhagabata #ଭାଗବତ
#UtkalaMani #ଗୋପବନ୍ଧୁ
#DurgaPujaInOdisha
#OdishaPattachitra
#IncredibleChilika
#KalingaBuddha
#BaliJatra(#BoitaBandana, #KartikaPurnima, #Kalinga)
#Konark(#Konarka)
#DhanuJatra

These hashtags contain varieties of information about #Odisha.
If someone uses internet, then the person can now very well know about the history, geography, food, culture and festivals of Odisha.

Cheers
Ashish

"SaThi dusei" Puja after a kid's birth in Odisha

Maa "SaThi" is called the Godess of birth in Odisha.
In the house(near kitchen), people make 6 marks of clay on the wall and paste 6 Kaudi(Cowrie).

SaThi Puja is performed in Odisha after a kid is born.

On the 5th day of childbirth, PanchuAti(a food) is prepared from 5 items
"Mudhi(puffed rice) mixed with Guda(Jaggery), Biri(Black gram), Muga(Moong Dal), Buta(Chana Dal), Harada(Thoovar Dal) and fried".
The mother puts the PanchuAti in mouth and while crushing the food, she makes the new born kids to hear the sound(to confirm again that the kids does not have any hearing impairedness).
The other ladies show their "PaNata KAni(AnchaLa - The end portion of the saree which is put on the shoulder)", and someone put the the food item PanchuAti on the PaNata Kani.

On the 6th day of childbirth, the child is given a light massage in the room he/she was born.
6 types of food are prepared like - Bhata(rice), Dali(Dal), Macha(fish), Chakuli(A type of cake from rice), and any two types of curries veg/fish.
And this food is 1st offered to Godess "SaThi dusei".
In the evening, a feast is arranged and people do "BandaNa" of the newborn kid.

Cheers,
Ashish

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God Kartika -> Kumara Purnima -> Kartika Purnima - Odisha

Hi Friends,

This blog speaks about the festivals related to Lord Kartika(Kartik/Karthik) in Odisha:

Kartika/Kumara is known as the most handsome among the Gods and the warrior God. Two festivals in Odisha are linked to his name.

In Odisha, unmarried girls celebrate Kumara Purnima to get a suitable groom(Kumara).

And Kartika Purnima is celebrated for the maritime history of Odisha.

Kumara Purnima:

1) ଲିଆ (Liaa-A food item from Paddy) containing the paddy husk, is put on କୁଲା (Kulaa-Winnowing fan)

2) Then girls offer palmful of the ଲିଆ (Liaa), ଜହ୍ନି  ଫୁଲ (Jahni phula - ridge gourd flower), କାକୁଡି ଫୁଲ (Kaakudi phula - Cucumber flower), ଗୁଆ (Gua- betel nut) to Sun God and it is known as "ଆଞ୍ଜୁଳି ଟେକା (AanjuLi TekA)"

3) A loka geeta is sung by the people:

ଜହ୍ନିଫୁଲ ଠୋ ଠା କାକୁଡିଫୁଲ ଠୋ ଠା, ଗୁଣ୍ତୁଚିମୂଷା କହିଯାଇଛି ଚାଉଳମୁଠେ ରଖିଥା।

4) The games like "Puchi Khela", "Bisa-Amruta Khela" etc are performed during Kumara Purnima

5) In the evening, the girls offer "Chaanda" to Moon God. Chaanda or "Chaanda ChakaTa" is paste made from Liaa, Sugar, Banana, TaalaSaja(Fresh Palm fruit), Coconut etc 

6) A loka geeta is sung by the people:

କୁଆଁର ପୁନେଇ ଜହ୍ନ ଗୋ... ଫୁଲ ବଉଳବେଣୀ, କୁଆଁରୀ ମାନଙ୍କ ଅପୂର୍ବ କାହାଣୀ, ପୁଚି ଖେଳିବାକୁ ମନ ଗୋ... ଫୁଲ ବଉଳବେଣୀ...

Kumara Purnima marks the end of ଆଶ୍ଵିନ ମାସ (Aswina Maasa/Month).

From the next day, କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ମାସ (Kartika Maasa/Month) starts.

On the last day of Kartika Maasa, there is Kartika Purnima.

Kartika Purnima:

1) The month of Kartika is considered as the most sacred among the 12 months.

2) During this month, people refrain from taking non-veg food. Again... it is individual choice (not forced)

3) In the whole month, "ଝୋଟି (Jhoti), ମୁରୁଜ (Muruja)" paintings are made on the ground in the house 

    premises near " ଚଉରା (Chauraa - The small temple like elevation with a Tulasi plant in it)"

4) The last 5 days are called as "ପଞ୍ଚୁକ (Panchuka)" and the last day is "Kartika Purnima"

5) It is for celebrating the Maritime history of Odisha. Probably in India, the celebration of voyage 

    is only celebrated in Odisha. [Outside India, a similar festival is celebrated in Thailand

    as "Loi Krathong". Please refer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loi_Krathong . You can find the 
     similarity between the two words Krathong and Kartika]
     

6) On this day, we perform "Boita BandaaNa" ritual. Boita BandaaNa means "Boat Worship" to remember the our history when the Sadhabas used to travel to Indonesian countries like Java, Sumatra, Maladwipa, Bali etc.

7) The toy boats are made of "KadaLi PATukA"(Plantain trunk) or thermocol

8) Then "Paana"(Betel leaf), Gua(Betel Nut) and "Dipa"(Lamp) is placed over it

9) And the small boat is floated in water with a Loka Gita (Folk Song):

ଆ କା ମା ବୈ, ପାନ ଗୁଆ ଥୋଇ. ପାନ ଗୁଆ ତୋ'ର, ମାସକ ଧରମ ମୋ'ର.

   "Aa Kaa Maa Bai, Paana Gua Thoi, Paana Gua Tora Maasaka Dharama Mora"

   Here "Aa" stands for "Aasadha" month, "Kaa" for "Kartika" month, "Maa" for "Margasira" 

   month, "Bai" for "Baisakha" month when the sea voyages used to happen.
10) On this day in Cuttack, a festival starts, called "BaliJatra (Voyage to Bali Island)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Jatra
Check these hashtags #BaliJatra #BoitaBandana #Kalinga in twitter.

Note:

1) Kalidas reffered the king of Kalinga as "Mahodadhipati" (Lord of the sea)

2) A text in Mahayana Buddhism mentions "Kalingaodresu" (Islands in the Kalinga sea)

Beliefs:

We have the belief that Kumara is a bachelor God who holds "ଭାଲୀ (Bhaali)"(The weapon in his hand) and who has "ଦେବସେନା (Debasena - God's army)". So it means that Kartika is also a warrior God like Maa Kaali.

But in Tamilnadu, their 1st God is Karthik(Murugan) and they believe Karthik as married to two wives named as "ୱଲୀ (Vali)" and "ଦେୱୟାନୀ (Devyani)".

Whatever might be the difference in beliefs, one thing is common that Kartika/Murugan is the warrior God who saves people from enemies and helps in the voyage/journey.

Department of Archaeological Survey of India has found 3 images of Kartika(Shanmukha/Shanmukham/Aarumugam - 6 face statue) from Odisha, Karnataka and Haryana. Now think, this concept of Kartika/Kartik/Karthik was allover India in ancient times.

Then why do we celebrate only two times in a year (Kartika Purnima and Kumara Purnima)!!! The reason might be obscure.

Still... despite of ups and downs, Odisha saved its culture through her festivals.

Cheers

Ashish

Pattachitra art of Odisha

Hi Friends,
                  This blog speaks about the process of Pattachitra preparation.
To know about what Pattachitra is, please refer "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattachitra".

How palm-leaf Pattachitra is prepared?
1) The palm leaves are are cut into proper size.
2) The leaves are then stitched so that it will form a big sheet.
3) Then the artist draws the art on the sheet with the help of "Lekhani"(The pen made of iron) so that 
    it leaves the mark on the palm leaf. Then they overwrite with pencil.
   Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK9XDJx_270". 
4) Black color is put on the whole plam-leaf  sheet and then cleaned so that the marks on the palm
    leaf absorb the color and the art is displayed clearly.
    This black color is prepared by burning lamp and mixing the carbon generated with oil.
    Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brGDfywIE4".

How cloth Pattachitra is prepared?
1) Tamarind seeds are dried in sunlight.
2) Then it is crushed and put in water.
3) It is grinded and a paste is prepared from it.
4) The cloth is tore into two pieces.
5) The paste is applied on one cloth.
6) Then the other piece of cloth is pasted over it.
Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSVI8OJOX2w".
7) It is the dried in sunlight.
8) "KhaDi PaThara"(Lime stone) is crushed and grinded an a coating is applied over the cloth.
9) Then it is again dried in sunlight and cut into pieces of required size.
10) Then the border margin is drawn on the cloth. The painters do not use scale. They do it manually.
11) The border is then painted black. This "border painting" is locally called as "TippaNa".
      Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIr6xcJOx14".
12) After the border is prepared, different designs are made on it.
13) Then the sketch of the main art is prepared in white color 1st.
14) After the sketch is done, then it is filled with different colors.
     Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcntanolZas".

The colors used in Pattachitra are natural colors.
Odisha Pattachitra is not only prepared on palm leaf or cloth, but also on the wood carvings.
Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk6fWW-up9E".

Some artists also draw the Pattachitra on dry coconut covers.
Please refer "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Am-kCsN-TY".

Please visit "Raghurajpur" in Puri district of Odisha state (India) to see how the Pattachitra art is running through ages by virtue of the cultural heritage of Odisha.

Google Map:

Cheers
Ashish

Districts and Food of Odisha

This blog contains the names of the 30 districts of Odisha state in India.
And also it has some of the specific food items of the districts.

Odia section of this blog is moved to:
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Please find the details in English as below:

Dists of Odisha — Special Food — Reference Videos

Anugul: Baaunsa poda chicken, Patra poda chicken

Bargarh: Chaaul Bara

Bhadrak: PaaLua Ladu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhlt1WMpZgo

Balasore: Khira Gaja, Remuna Rabidi

Balangir: Chaaul Bara, GuDa Bara, Pakhala (Rajmahal hotel), Bhaaji Saga, Karadi, Macha Chatani, Baaunsa poda Mansa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-xqnxFACtk

Boudh: Chakaa Pitha, Chaaul Bara

Cuttack: Salepur Rasagola, Dahibara AalooDum, Tangi Chena Kakara

Deogarh: Chaat, KaraDi saga 

Dhenkanal: Biri Bara, Govindpur Rasagola & Ledkini, Dahi Guda Bhata, Kakera, Guda Manda, Leuta ChakuLi, Mutton Biriyani (Meghamala Hotel), Kamakhyanagar Laau Poda Pitha, Atkali, Chaupati Muaan, Mansa Mahura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAxqZQ5ReA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8J-ANNmu-Q

Gajapati: Chakuli Pithaa (Dosa), Charu Pani

Ganjam: Dhanu Muan, Berhampur pampada, badi, achara & Masala Upama, Chilika Chingudi, Lassi, Chicken Pakoda and Milk-Egg Pooding(Girijaa Restaurant Berhampur), Fast food (Babulal Fastfood), Calcutta roll(Berhampur) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvdutCg24yY

Jagatsinghpur: Enduri Pitha (Somanatha Temple), Paradip Sukhuaa, Bara Aaloodum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig7KK4rxJx8

Jajpur: Chandikhol Peda, DaLi Gaja 

Jharsuguda: Dahi Jalibi, Peda, Rajstani food(Kalakand), Herbal chicken(Hotel Orchad), Gujarati food(Teman Dhokla), Chinese food(Momo) Hotel Yantra, Nepali food(Seluti, Aloodum, Aachar, Gundrukaau Bhatara, Selo roti, Jhelenga, Sefali) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2LB5eRbRbc

Kalahandi: Karadi, Chaaul Bara, Gunduri Mansa Tarakari, Aambil Kandhamal: Sukha jhuri, Karadi, Chaaul Bara, Paatalghantaa

KendraPara: Rasaabali, Manikapatana BasaDahi

Keonjhar: Maalpua, Phula Badi(Khasa Badi), Anandapur Arisa Pitha, Chena Mudki, Nadia Kora, Enduripitha, Patra poda Macha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wfZD8IGYRs

Khordha: Pahala Rasagola, Bhubaneswar Baiya Kora Khai, Pakhala (Rajmahal hotel), Bhubaneswar Lingaraja Lassi, Chakuli Pitha, Manda Pitha 

Koraput: Balsa Pitha, AamaTa saaga

Malkangiri: KaraDi, Saaga, Dahi Maacha, Salab, Kendu Patra Poda Chicken, Tamil Food(Putu, Idiapam, Appam) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnyWlhk1hxo

Mayurbhanj: Baripada Mudhi Mansa 

Nuapada: Khariar Bundi

Nabarangpur: Gunduri Mansa Tarakari

Nayagarh: Chhena Poda, Sunakhala Sukhua

Puri: Jagannatha Temple 56 Bhoga, Dalema with Puri-Upama, Khiraa, Jhaal Mudhi, Nimapada Chena Jhili, Chandanpur Chuda kadamba, Pomfret Macha, Pakhala & Lassi (Hotel Grand Regency), Chinese(Chung Wah Hotel), Chicken Pakoda (Bhajanaa Center, Puri Beach), Crab & Prawn (Mayfair), Prawn Sizzler (Wild Grass Restaurant), Khechudi Alarnath temple Brahmagiri, Macha Besara (Baliharachandi Temple), Chilika Khainga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPefb4wTyEY

Rayagada: AtikaPodi saaga, Chakuli Pithaa, Dosa, Charu Pani

Sambalpur: Gosala Rasagola, Lakhmi Bhoga (Nandapada Chhaka, Sambalpur), HenDuaa (Karadi) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs4q4zPJ6Gg

Subarnapur: Muga Dali, Machaa Puruga, Chhota Chingudi, Masala Bara, Tarabha(Chakaa Pitha), AambiLa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYTCgz88KKQ

Sundargarh: Baaunsa Poda Macha, Chakel Bara, Thethiri Pitha, Bhaajia Pitha, Gajara Haluaa(Prabhat Hotel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATJZ1O9nyLI
 

 Cheers
 Ashish

Odia Names of different objects, food etc

This blog contains the Odia names of different objects, food, fruits, vegetables, flowers etc.

1) ଢିଙ୍କି (DHinki): The ancient machine used for getting rice out of paddy.

    ସମା (SamA): The top portion of the machine which hits the paddy

2) ଖଡ଼ିକା ମୁଠା (Khadika Mutha): Used for sweeping the floor. It is made of the sticks taken from coconut leaves.

3) ଛାଞ୍ଚୁଣୀ ମୁଠା (ChhaanchuNi Mutha): Used for sweeping the floor.

4) କୁଲା (KulA): When the paddy is crushed by the DHinki, then Kula is used to separate the husk from the rice.

5) ଘଣା (GhaNA): The ancient machine used to extract oil from seeds

6) ଚକି (Chaki - चकि): The ancient machine used for grinding the food grains 

7) ଖମ୍ବ ଆଳୁ (Khamba AaLu)/ ଦେଶୀ ଆଳୁ (Deshi AaLu) - Yams:

8) ଆଳୁ(AaLu) / ବିଲାତି ଆଳୁ (BilAti AaLu) - Potato: Mostly known as ଆଳୁ(AaLu). But the exact name is ବିଲାତି ଆଳୁ (BilAti AaLu - Britain Potato) as it was brought by British to India.

9)  ବାଇଗଣ (BAigaNa) - Brinjal:

10) ଟମାଟ (TamAta) / ବିଲାତି ବାଇଗଣ (BilAti BAigaNa) - Tomato: Mostly known as ଟମାଟ(TamAta). But the exact name is ବିଲାତି ବାଇଗଣ (BilAti BAigaNa - Britain Brinjal) as it was brought by British to India.

11) ବୋତଲ (Botala) - Bottle:

12) ଚାମୁଚ (ChAmucha) - Spoon:

13) ଚାଉଳ (ChAuLa) - Rice:

14) ଡାଲି (DAli) - Dal:

15) ଅମୃତଭଣ୍ତା (AmrutaBhanDA) - Papaya

16) ଛୁରୀ (ChhurI): Knife

17) ଡବା (DabA) - Box

18) ଡଙ୍କି(Danki) - Used for serving curry or dal items

19) ଧାନ କ୍ଷେତ/କିଆରୀ (DhAna Kheta/KiAri) - Paddy field

20) ପାଚିଆ/ବାଉଁଶିଆ (PAchiA/BAunshiA)- Used for cleaning paddy or rice

PIC courtesy - @itssitu (Twitter)

21) ଦିଆସିଲି (DiAsili): Matchbox

22) ଜରି (Jari): Polythene or Nylon bag

23) କାଚ ଗିଲାସ (KAcha gilAsa): Tumbler made of glass

24) କଖାରୁ (KakhAru): Pumpkin

25) କାକୁଡ଼ି (KAkuDi): Cucumber

26) ଘୋଳ ଦହି (GhoLa Dahi): Butter Milk

27) କଞ୍ଚା ଲଙ୍କା (KanchA lankA): Green chilly

28) କଂସା (KansA): A tumbler of this(bigger) size

29) କରଚୁଲୀ (Karachuli): Used while cooking and for serving rice.
If it is of iron, then called as ଲୁହା ଖଡ଼ିକା (LuhA KhaDikA).

30) ଖବର କାଗଜ (Khabara KAgaja): News Paper

31) ଖଟ (KhaTa) - Cot

TO BE CONTINUED...

Cheers

Ashish Kumar Nayak

How to develop our(Odisha) Tourism sector?

---What WE(CITIZENS) need to do?---

1) We(internet users) need to join the tourism blogging sites like TeamBHP or BCMTouring etc and start blogging on the places we have visited or the craft mela/festivals happening in Odisha.
 
I have created some blogs in BCMTouring.
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/a-trip-to-odisha-orissa-satkosia-gorge-and-wildlife-nature-camp.62559/
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/odisha-a-visit-to-the-art-and-crafts-mela-at-bhubaneswar.62637/
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/odisha-orissa-hirapur-chausathi-64-jogini-yogini-temple-hypaethral-structure.62568/
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/a-blogandphotolog-on-the-birthplace-of-sri-jayadeba-at-kenduli-sasan-odisha.62823/ 
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/odisha-orissa-devkund-waterfall-and-lake.62575/

And I am sure I can attract some tourists through my blogs.
We have 30 districts in Odisha and we need some bloggers from each districts who can do this job about the places in their district which has tourism potential.
Then we need to share the blogs and pics in social media like facebook, twitter etc and add Odisha Tourism's twitter handle to it.

2) People(locals) need to change their approach. How can it be possible when they dont have any idea about tourism potential and of course they dont get a chance to read these things written in facebook or twitter?
But it can be done by the Hotel industries. Those who won small hotel, lodges, they can start educating their employess as to how to behave to a tourist and also they need to start talking to local petty shop owner on the points related to tourism. I am not telling that they need to preach. But just in a Odia Khatti time, they can put the topic on tourism and tell the local shop owners about the benefit of it.


---What ODISHA TOURISM DEPARTMENT need to do?---

>>>Odisha Tourism department need to  their job as they have started in full force just few months back

1) Create road connectivity among all tourist places in all districts of Odisha
2) Construct small range hotels and lodges in the area. Dont go for star hotels in the beginning as it may be a loss. There need to proper water and sanitation facilities in the area and obviously cleanliness
3) Change the look and feel of the tourist place so that people will be attracted (as they have done at Lalitagiri/Udayagiri/Ratnagiri). 
I have 4 blogs on these places. 
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/pushpagiri-langudi-hill-odisha-buddhist-archeological-site.63709/
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/lalitagiri-odisha-buddhist-archeological-site.63730/
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/udayagiri-odisha-buddhist-archeological-site.63757/
http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/ratnagiri-odisha-buddhist-archeological-site.63769/
(Again...What I want to tell here is that we citizens need to advertise what good our govt department has done.)

4) Govt has just started JAJABARA rest areas. It gradually need be implemened throughout Odisha
5) Create multiple tourism circuits based on the types or places
   a) Pilgrimage circuit based on Hindu monuments: Puri Jagannath, Sambalpur Samalei, Kendrapada Baladeba Jiu, Ghatagaan Tarini, Balangir Rangei Deula, Hirapur Chausathi Jogini and Ranipur-Jharial Chausathi Jogini  etc
   b) Pilgrimage circuit based on Jain monuments: Bhubaneswar Khandagiri/Udayagiri, and other Jain temples in Western districts.
I have some videos of the places that rarely people know- 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_usCwTB0rE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfrWidd9AzI
Tourism dept need to search and develop these places
   c) Pilgrimage circuit based on Buddhist monuments: Jajpur Langudi/Lalitagiri/Udayagiri/Ratngiri, Maniabandha Buddhist village etc
   d) Waterfall circuit: Harishankar, Devkund, Ghagara, Khandadhar etc . The list will be endless
   e) Beach circuit: Chandipur, Puri, Gopalpur etc
   f) Art and Craft circuit: Raghurajpur Pattachitra, Pipili Chandua, Sambalpur Saree, Berhampur Saree etc
   g) Based on area: If someone want to travel only Western dists, then plan for temples, waterfalls, handloom in that area. If only southern dists, plan for the same in that area like beach, waterfall, hadicraft etc
6) Continue the advertisement in internet, TV media and never stop the advertisement because advertisement is just like the engine of an aeroplane. After the flight takes off, the engine should still continue running.
7) Advertise in big hoardings in important cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Berhampur, Balasore etc
8) Last but not the least: Maintain high security in tourist places

CHEERs

Ashish Kumar Nayak

Deokund Waterfall-Lake - Mayurbhanj - Odisha

                  Devkund (Debakunda / Deokund) (means "The bathtub of Gods and Goddesses") is a nice scenic spot in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
It is found at a distance of 60 km from Baripada and 85 km from Balasore in Odisha state.
This place is an important tourist attraction because of its waterfalls and natural beauty.

Google Map (From Bhubaneswar to Devkund):

One pic from the spot:

Please refer the below URLs for the detailed blog

http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/odisha-orissa-devkund-waterfall-and-lake.62575/

 http://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/a-journey-down-memory-lane-to-chandipur-panchalingeshwar%E2%80%A6.56594/#post915447

Cheers

Ashish Kumar Nayak