Odia cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- ରଥଯାତ୍ରା (rathayaatraa)
- Rath Yatra, the famous chariot festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri.
- ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର (jagannaatha mandira)
- The Jagannath Temple in Puri, one of Odisha's most important pilgrimage sites.
- ରଜ ପର୍ବ (raja parba)
- Raja Parba, a festival celebrating womanhood and the onset of the monsoon.
- ନୂଆଁଖାଇ (nuaan khaai)
- Nuakhai, a harvest festival celebrating the new rice crop, especially in western Odisha.
- ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା (durgaa poojaa)
- Durga Puja, a major festival honoring the goddess Durga.
- କାଳୀ ପୂଜା (kaalee poojaa)
- Kali Puja, a festival honoring the goddess Kali.
- ପାନା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି (paanaa sankraanti)
- Pana Sankranti, the Odia New Year festival.
- ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ନୃତ୍ୟ (odishee nrutya)
- Odissi dance, a graceful classical dance form that originated in Odisha.
- ଗୋଟିପୁଅ ନାଚ (gotipua naacha)
- Gotipua dance, a traditional dance performed by young boys, seen as a precursor to Odissi.
- ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର (pattachitra)
- Pattachitra, a traditional cloth-based scroll painting of Odisha.
- ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ ଶାଢ଼ୀ (sambalapuree shaadi)
- Sambalpuri saree, a traditional handwoven sari known for its ikat patterns.
- ପାହାଲି (paahaali)
- Pahili, the ritual daily morning worship performed at the Jagannath Temple.
- ମହାପ୍ରସାଦ (mahaaprasaada)
- Mahaprasad, the sacred food first offered to Lord Jagannath and then shared with devotees.
- ଛଉ ନାଚ (chhau naacha)
- Chhau dance, a vigorous traditional martial dance form found across eastern India, including Odisha.
- କୋଣାର୍କ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମନ୍ଦିର (konaarka surya mandira)
- The Konark Sun Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site shaped like a giant chariot.
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