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Special Correspondent @NewIndianXpress I @ACJIndia alumna I @Laadli_PF Awardee & Media Fellow I @WNCB_India Jury Awardee I ✉️ : dianasahu@gmail.com
Oct 23, 2023 11 tweets 6 min read
Cuttack cooks a feast for Maa Durga and Her Devotees during Puja

Here’s a #thread on the different Bhogas offered to the deity

At Chandni Chowk and Alisha Bazzar, there is a tradition of offering
Macha (fish) Bhoga to the Goddess on Maha Navami.

1. Choudhury Bazaar
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For the Mother Goddess, ‘Pohala Machha’ is cooked along with ‘Kanika’, ‘Baigan Bhaja’ and ‘Saga Bhaja’. Only two kg of the bhoga is prepared which is not distributed among devotees.
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Apr 24, 2023 6 tweets 6 min read
#Parabhadi, the newest addition to Odisha’s Buddhist legacy

My story on @ASIGoI 's latest excavation in @NewIndianXpress
Link: newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/trav…

@XpressOdisha @Siba_TNIE @santwana99 Image The #Buddhist stupa atop #Parabhadi hill before and after excavation. Pics by @ASIGoI ImageImage
Dec 13, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
#Sisupalgarh thread

Although encroachments threaten its existence, there is a faint ray of hope for the ancient Sisupalgarh which lies in ruins today. (1/5)

newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubane…

Pics by @ddmallick

@XpressOdisha @NewIndianXpress @Siba_TNIE @santwana99 The @ASIGoI Archaeological Survey of India along with Bhubaneswar tehsil officials is now demarcating government land in the 562.681 acre of #Sisupalgarh which was notified as an ancient monument on November 13, 1950.

Pic by @ddmallick