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Online Glam Contest: DREAM GIRL ODISHA-2020 ( SENIOR & JUNIOR)

Online glam hunt DREAM GIRL ODISHA 2020

The outbreak of Corona virus and lock-down everywhere has created psychological and physical havoc in everybody’s life. DREAM GIRL ODISHA 2020 is an unique glam contest with lots of twist for Junior and Senior category differentiated according to the age … Continue reading

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DARUBRAMHA

Daru otherwise means wood. Brahma is the mystic expression of the Lord. It is the cosmic cause and comic result of the universe. It means ever expanding and endless. Thus Daru Brahma or Daru Devta is the supreme power of … Continue reading

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SWARGADWARA, The gateway to heaven

Swargadwar is the cremation ground of Hindus. ‘Swarga’ means heaven and ‘dwar’ means gateway, so literary Swargadwar is considered the ‘Gateway to Heaven’. General belief support the idea among Hindus to end their life in this holy place of Puri … Continue reading

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SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘SIXTEEN’ IN OUR CULTURE

1. Solah Shringar are the sixteen adornments of a woman done on the bride. 2.Shodasha Upachara Pooja is sixteen steps of pooja, detoxification and attending to a guest at home. 3. Shiva is worshipped in Chaturmas as the sixteen Monday … Continue reading

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SIGNIFICANCE AND TYPES OF CONCH SHELL (SHANKHA)

The conch shell is a major Hindu article of prayer, used as a trumpet and in order to get rid of negative energy and evil spirits. It is also used as a container for holy water ( shankha jala ). … Continue reading

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NAVARATRI

Ratri means “night” and Nava means “nine”. At Navaratri (“nine nights”), the Lord in the form of the Mother Goddess is worshipped in her various forms as Durga, Laxmi and Saraswati. Though the Goddess is one, she is represented and … Continue reading

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RATNAGIRI

Ratnagiri is a pilgrimage related to Buddhism and has many significant Buddhist sculptures scattered around in the hill range. The excavations have revealed the relation of this place with the Gupta Dynasty, and this dates back to 6th Century AD. … Continue reading

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PARSURAMESWARA TEMPLE AT BHUBANESWAR

The Parsurameswara (c. 650 AD) is the earliest temple still standing in Bhubaneswar. The mid-seventh century date agreed on by most scholars is based on style, as well as on the eight planets which appear over the door to the … Continue reading

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VISHWAKARMA PUJA

Vishwakarma is the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. Son of Brahma, he is the divine draftsman of the whole universe, and the official builder of all the gods’ palaces. Vishwakarma is also the designer of all the flying … Continue reading

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OMM

OMM: Sanskrit letters or symbol for the “sacred” Hindu sound Omm (Ohm or Aum) called “the mother of all mantras. … Omm or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism…. Omm is not a word but rather an intonation, which, … Continue reading

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