ଲେଖା: ରବୀନ୍ଦ୍ର କୁମାର ରଣା ନୟାଗଡ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଖଣ୍ଡପଡ଼ା ବ୍ଲକ୍ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ କୋଶକା ପଞ୍ଚାୟତର ଅଁଳାପଟା ଗ୍ରାମରେ ରହିଛି ନବମ ଶତାବ୍ଦୀର ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଯୋଗୀ ଯୋଗିଆଣି ବୌଦ୍ଧପୀଠ । ପାହାଡ଼ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ଘେରା ସୁନ୍ଦର ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ସୌନ୍ଦର୍ଯ୍ୟପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପରିବେଶରେ ଏହି ବୌଦ୍ଧ ପୀଠଟି ଅବସ୍ଥିତ । ଗୋଟିଏ ଛୋଟିଆ ଆସ୍ଥାନ ଉପରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ମୁଦ୍ରାରେ ବସିଥିବା…
ସୌରଭିତ ସୃଷ୍ଟି: କବି ବତ୍ସା ଦାସ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଶୈବ ଧର୍ମର ପ୍ରଚଳନ ବହୁ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ । ଏହାର ପ୍ରାଚୀନତମ ନିଦର୍ଶନ ହେଉଛି ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟୀୟ ଚତୁର୍ଥ ଶତାବ୍ଦୀରେ କେଉଁଝର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଅସନପାଟ ଅଭିଲେଖରେ ଖୋଦିତ ନଟରାଜ ଶିବ ବିଗ୍ରହ । ପରେ ଏହି ଶୈବଧର୍ମ ଦଶମ ଓ ଏକାଦଶ ଶତାବ୍ଦୀ ବେଳକୁ ଏକ ପ୍ରକାର ରାଜଧର୍ମରେ ପରିଣତ…
By: Rusiraj Pattanayak Have you ever seen a Maa Durga idol having four hands, armed with “trisul, khanda and kharpar” and seated on lion so calm, harmonious and cheerful ? She is our revered beloved Maa Ambika, the presiding deity…
By: Rusiraj PattanayakComes under the district of Mayurbhanj, the unfathomed land; Khiching is a historical village that was once the capital of Bhanja rules. The star attraction of this beautiful place is the Kichakeswari Temple which dates back to the…
By: Rusiraj Pattanayak This sprawling ecosystem, thanks to the mega conservation efforts, has close to a 100 Royal Bengal tigers. Other mammalian species like leopards, sambhars, langurs, deer, gaur (Indian bison), elephants, antelopes, chitals, chevrotains, wild dog, wild boar, sloth…
By: Rusiraj Pattanayak The Santals of our unfathomed land Mayurbhanj, Odisha have inherent talents in art and crafts which is reflected in their beautiful wall paintings, housing architecture and wood works. Their doors are decorated with colourful drawings. Inside walls…
By: Rusiraj Pattanayak The Honourable His Highness Raja Rajendra Narayan BhanjaDeo, who was the present proprietor of the Estate during 1917 regarding to the History of Kanika, was the second son of the Raja of the adjoining area of Aul…
By: Rusiraj Pattanayak Sometime about 1200 AD, a brother of the then Chief of Mayurbhanj, by name Bhujabal Bhanja, acquired by conquest a small territory in what is now known as Kanika. The place was then ruled by a…
By: Rusiraj Pattanayak Kanika is a town in the Province of Odisha, in the district of Cuttack, 80miles north-east from the town Cuttack. This was the capital of one of the Tributary States in Cuttack (subject to the British regulations),…
ଲେଖା: ଋଷିରାଜ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଆମ ଭଞ୍ଜଭୂମଣ୍ଡଳ ମୟୂରଭଞ୍ଜ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଶିମିଳିପାଳର ଜୈବବିବିଧତା ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ୱର ପ୍ରକୃତିପ୍ରେମୀ ତଥା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟଟକଙ୍କୁ ସବୁ ସମୟରେ ଆକୃଷ୍ଟ କରିଆସିଛି । ଶିମିଳିପାଳରେ ଥିବା ଅନେକ ଛୋଟ ପାହାଡ଼, ଉପତ୍ୟକା, ଅଧିତ୍ୟକା ଘଞ୍ଚ ଅରଣ୍ୟାନୀ ପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତ । ଜାତୀୟ ସର୍ବେକ୍ଷଣ ସଂସ୍ଥା, ଡେରାଡୁନ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ‘ଷ୍ଟେଟ୍ ଅଫ୍ ଫରେଷ୍ଟ ରିପୋର୍ଟ’ରେ…