Cuttack Dussehra

Sharadiyo Durga Puja in the Oriya month of Aswina (September–October) every year. Durga Puja is a festival, which is observed for 10 days.

The Durga Puja is celebrated in two different ways in Odisha. In Shakti peethas (temples of goddess) the Durga Puja is observed with proper rituals for 16 days, starting from Krishnapaksha Ashtami to Shukla paksha Navami of the Hindu Oriya Calendar, known as Shodasa dinatmak Upachara. The Goddess Durga is also worshiped by devotees in different pendals in form deities across the state. The pendals

are usually decorated beautifully. According to Markandeya Purana, a King of the Chedi dynasty, Suratha, started the rituals of Durga Puja in 300B.C. The Chedi dynasty ruled in Kalinga (modern Odisha). Durga Puia has different names in different Puranas and Sastras. In Devi Purana and Kalika Purana it is named as Vijaya Dashami. It is named as Mahaparbana in Devi Mahatmya and Duseehera in Markandeya Purana. Get more details about visit http://www.cuttackdussehra.com/

‘Cuttack’, one of the major cities in the state of Odisha is well-known for many a good reasons. People who visit the delta land, remember for years what it imprints in their mind- the serenity of river Mahanadi and Kathajori, the great Mahanadi bridge, Chandi temple, road side delicacies like Dahibara Aloodum, gupchup and chat, the Barabati stadium and fort, festivals like Durgapuja, Baliyatra and Kartika purnima and above all the exquisite art and crafts in brass, ivory and silver and finest textiles of silk and cotton. Above so many good reasons of cherishing for Cuttack, is its unique silver filigree work or ‘Tarakasi’ which makes the city popularly known as ‘Silver City’.

‘Durga Puja’ or Dussera festival in Cuttack is very much famous not only due to the city’s status of being a ‘Shakti Pitha’ for the presence of Mother Chandi but also for the ‘Chandi Medha’ or silver ornamentation of the Durga Pandals (fabricated structures). The popular Durga Pandals use 100 Kg to 600 Kg pure silver to prepare the silver decorations for the Durga idols. This wonderful art and heritage makes Cuttack a unique city all over the world. Silver filigree art has been and will be the best measure of Odisha’s excellent craftsmanship and artistry for times to come.