Today’s Pic

Nrutyavinay Utsav held at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar   Painter servitors of Puri Jagannath temple paint the pictures of Lord Jagannath and His siblings on mats ahead of ‘Anasara’ ritual of Holy Trinity

Carpenters work on chariots at Chandini Chowk Jagannath Temple in Cuttack ahead of Rath Yatra     Workers prepare jewellery for Lord Jagannath and his siblings ahead of Debasnana Purnima at Firing Bazar area in Cuttack

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, BJD president Naveen Patnaik take oath as member of 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly   Motorists, cyclists wade through water-logged Bomikhal road after heavy rainfall in Bhubaneswar   Students return to classes...

Odissi dancers perform at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar   Rain lashes parts of Bhubaneswar bringing temperature down in the city   Muslims offer prayer at a Puri mosque on occasion of Eid-ul-Azha   Chariot preparation underway in Puri ahead of Rath Yatra

Last day Raja celebrations at State Museum and Panthanivas in Bhubaneswar    Brisk business at fish markets as Raja holiday and Sunday come together

Girls play ‘puchi’ on Raja Sankranti at Chauliaganj field in Cuttack   Customers line up to buy ‘Raja pana’ to celebrate Raja festival in Cuttack   Senior citizens play ‘pasa’ to celebrate Raja at Dagarpada area in Cuttack   Dancer Prativa Panda performs Odissi at Kala...

Pre-monsoon rains in Bhubaneswar   Girls feed each other ‘poda pitha’ on first day of Raja festival celebrations    Raja celebrations at Balabhadrapur area in Cuttack   Children of Jharpada jail inmates celebrate Raja at Madhuramayee Adarsha Sikshya Niketana in Bhubaneswar

Raja festival celebrations by OTDC at Panthanivas in Bhubaneswar   Traffic jam at Rasulgarh square in Bhubaneswar following a series accident   Young girls dress up ahead of Raja festival celebrations at Dagarpara area in Cuttack

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, Council of Ministers sworn-in at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar     Traffic chaos in Bhubaneswar in view of tight security for swearing-in ceremony of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi     Artistes perform traditional art forms on Raj Bhawan-Janata Maidan stretch...

 Lord Lingaraj being taken in procession ahead of Sitalsasthi festival in Bhubaneswar     Carpenters work on chariot wheels ahead of Chandini Chowk Jagannath temple Rath Yatra in Cuttack