The Explorer of Miracles

Each year, on August 1st, we celebrate Sambalpuri Din and wear Sambalpuri Bandha, an iconic weave of Odisha that has the Geographical Indica...

Dham is a place of great religious and spiritual significance. Hinduism has four important pilgrimage sites that are called "Dhams....

It is said- "As in Rome, do as the Romans do."  Anywhere in the world, can we speak the way we generally do? We speak to be unders...

The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is scheduled for January 8 to 10, 2025, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. 17 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) hav...

Odisha has several sites linked with the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. However, these sites are unknown; even the famous ones are not includ...

Today is a very auspicious day- The Dwadasi of Bhadra i.e. "the 12th day of the bright fortnight of Bhādra" is celebrated as ...

Guru Padmasambhava , also known as Guru Rinpoche , is hailed as the " Second Buddha" . He belonged to Uddiyana or Oddiyana. That i...

Guru Padmasambhava is revered across the world. He is also called Guru Rinpoche.  There are several texts about him. Udiyana or Oddiyana is ...

The  International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara organized a two-day International Conference, "Explorin...

Odisha, a state in Eastern India, has had many names and references in the past. We have discussed some of them in this post- Utkala, Kaling...

  When I first met her, I was struck by her simplicity and dazzling smile. It was 27 May 2017 & the event was the YES We Can Change Age...

Ikat is a technique of tie-and-dye of handlooms. Some Indian states have the Geographical Indication (GI) tags for their own unique and spec...

Hati Besha or Gaja Besha or the Gajanana Besha is represented on Snana Purnima as a part of the Snana Jatra tradition. GAJA or Hati means- ...

Deba Snana Purnima & Snana Jatra is being celebrated today. Each year, the English calendar celebration date differs as Snana Jatra is c...

Proud to celebrate the 10th International Day of Yoga today- on June 21st. The 2024 Theme is: " Yoga for Self and Society ." Yoga ...

Deba Snana Purnima or Snana Purnima is on June 22nd this year. It is also called the Jyeshtha Purnima as it is in the "Jyeshtha" ...

Greetings to all on the auspicious occasion of Basumati Snana 🙏🏽 Basumati means- Goddess Earth. Snana means- Bath. After the Ra...

"The explosion of media over the past two decades means local stories can be told in local languages at a mass level in ways that was i...

The Odia New Year is called  Pana Sankranti or Mahabishuba Sankranti . Details about Pana Sankranti are in my previous blog posts here. Thi...

Chhenapoda is a delectable dessert of Odisha that is prepared by using Chhena (cottage-cheese). More information about Chhenapoda in my prev...