cultural heritage :
Odisha boast of its rich cultural heritage with its historical monuments, archaeological sites, traditional arts, sculpture, music, and dance.It is filled with exquisite temples and extraordinary monuments and is home to many thousands of prolific artists and craftsmen and possessing beaches, wildlife sanctuaries, and natural landscape of often-enchanting beauty.The capital of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, the ‘city of temples‘, ‘Lord of Three Worlds‘, was the ancient capital of Kalinga.The Orissan culture and architecture flourished immensely under the rein of Keshari and Ganga Kings at Odisha (Orissa). A number of masterpieces of that golden era still stand today as mute evidence to a glorious past.
cultural history :
There are lots of mention about the people of odisha in historical epics like Ramayan, Mahabharata, Manu samhita and various indian puranas of ancient India.The history of Orissan art and architecture is corelated with her early history which
starts from 261 B.C., when Ashok conqured Orissa, then known as Kalinga. The earliest
specimen of Orissan art is the colossal figure of the foreport of an elephant carved on the
top of the boulder containing Ashoka’s edicts at Dhauli about five miles from Bhubaneswar.
There was also an Ashokan pillar now enshrined inside Bhaskareswar temple in
Bhubaneswar which has been converted into a Shivalingam later on. These Ashokan
monuments thus marked the beginning of Orissan art and architecture.
The next stage of the development of Orissan art and architecture is marked by the
caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri which stand side by side about five miles to the west of Bhubaneswar. These hillocks have been honey-combed with rock-cut caves meant for Jaina
ascetics. The graphic account of emperor Kharavela’s reign and campaigns of 1st century
B.C. are found in the Hatigumpha inscription of the Udayagiri hill. The grand and excellent
art and architecture of these caves bear base-reliefs which depict the Jaina pantheons
and objects of devotion, panoramic views of the worship of the sacred tree or symbols.

People Of Odisha
With 95% of the populace following Hinduism and over 62 tribal communities residing on the identical soil, people of Odisha sleep in harmony with mutual respect for minorities. The cultural diversity of Odisha is admirable. it’s said that the state stands as a coastal corridor between the northern and southern parts of the country. Odisha is additionally a state with one in all rock bottom crime rates.
tradition :
The old customs and traditions bind the Odias together in a cultural cocoon where each and every festival is celebrated with equal enthusiasm and gaiety. It is like a bridge between the northern and southern halves of the country. Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the most spoken language of Odisha.Odisha has a unique culture and Odias call it Jagannath Sanskruti as most of them revolve around Lord Jagannath.
Odisha Wedding tradition :
Odisha’s wedding ceremony is a simple affair free from any complexities and lavishness and is considered as a blissful affair with simple rituals followed. It performed by Odia Hindu people in the Indian state of Odisha. There are different rituals according to different castes. One unique thing about Odia’s wedding is that the bridegroom’s mother does not take part in the ceremony.
The marriage has three major rituals Nirbandha(fixing the marriage(engagement)), Bahaghara (the main wedding ritual), and Chaturthi (consummation). A wedding in Odisha is not considered complete until Chaturthi. Odia’s wedding continues to 8 days calls (Astamangala). One of the unique things about the Oriya wedding is that the mother of the bridegroom does not attend the wedding ceremony.
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