Raja (festival)
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Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a three-day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India. The second day of the festival signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna, fr
Girls swinging on Raja swing
Murtis of Bhudevi and Sridevi (Bhumi and Lakshmi) at Nayagarh, below Jagannath (far right).
Gotipua
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Gotipua is a traditional dance form in the state of Odisha, India, and the precursor of Odissi classical dance. It has been performed in Orissa for centuries by young boys, who dress as women to prais
Gotipua dance in Raghurajpur
Gotipua dancers performing at Sterling Resort, Puri, Odisha
Gotipua performance
Patitapaban