hi

thanks for the pics of the bazaar ... so natural and in its true form, else what I had seen were the clear pics of temples, but here you have rightly posted the real bazaar and the pics of pics on display

thanks for posting this


yashasvi

Dear Sivaram,
   Thanks for this wonderful comment. Yes to experience the devine power one need to physically present there...

Swayam

Swayam

Wonderful Travel Blog ! We visited Jaganath Puri about 5 years on a normal day and missed all this .But there was divine power inside the shrine which cannot be experienced by words.
Thanks for sharing with us

Sivaram

Dear Usha,
    You can't go to the Garbha griha as it has been closed . The temple is getting ruined day by day.Only the out side sculptures are visible......But the location and the only surviving beautiful idol of navagraha in a single stone is worth watching....

Swayam

Dear Roba,
   
Orissa Silk sarees ( pata saree) are very famous and in quality so good that usually like jewelry it passes from one generation to the other. Now they are getting very costly starting from Rs.5000 onwards....

Swayam

Swayam..it is a Purandara Dasa Song   in  Kannada. Calling out to Lord Krishna to come soon...BTW...when we think of Orissa..we think immediately of Puri Jagannath or the Sun Temple ( my dream to visit the Sun Temple. Have heard that the Pancha Bhoothas are most vibrant here..Want to go in and stand inside the ruined Garbha Griha with the lost (to humans) Idol  ; but the mystic force still vibrant there !!   May be that's why the Siva Lingas are down below, as Siva wishes to keep a low profile  ( I am in love with that Cosmic Dancer...)

Dear CP,
    Hmmmm.......no answer just.... ha...ha..ha..ha....Kyon tension de raheho 

Swayam

Dear Usha,
   Thanks for liking it so much. I couldn't understand the meaning "krishna nee begane  baaro...."  
BTW which Krishna is it 

Swayam

Dear Socrates,
     I heard of these stories ,about the Pandas very often .Now the temple admistration has appointed one of the most able IAS Officer of Orissa , Mr Suresh Mohapatra. Now He is trying his best to civilize these panda's by introducing some programs like personality development, teaching them to used good language (They are really horrible in that ,even we too get shiver listening them), good manners and giving them thoughts to think beyond their community.....I believe in this civil servant very much and he can do wonders....Let's hope for the best.
Thanks for liking the post....

Regards
Swayam

Swayamprava,
Nice blog...
I'm not a much of a temple goer. Being a south Indian have never been to Tirupathi either. I know my family considers it balsphemy ...but, that's how it is with me... But, I'm sure this temple must be having some beautiful architecture and art. Temples in India re indeed beautiful. But, my gripe is the temple culture followed by the poojaris with their ever extended arms, as if in perpetual begging.

Anyways, what did interest me in your blog are the sarees from orissa you mentioned - bomkai, sonpuri pata. I collect sarees from different regions of India. So,  I immediately googled it and found some lovely ones and ended up buying two...I can't wait to wear them. Now, that summer is here....I'm going to have a feast!!

Thanks Swayam....