One of Odisha's most beloved treats, chitau pitha, is a soft, spongy steamed rice pancake with cultural significance. This ...

Sulia Jatra in Balangir featured historic animal sacrifices at Sulia Peetha. Villagers engaged in processions and rituals ...

A popular delicacy from Eastern India, especially in Assam and Odisha, Pitha is a unique rice-flour dish. These can be sweet, stuffed with jaggery and coconut, or savory, filled with spiced lentils.

At street corners, markets, and bustling alleyways, women with warm baskets and weary eyes sell these sweet treasures — bhapa pitha, patishapta, chitoi — each a delicate celebration of tradition.

For those with roots in Odisha, ‘dahi-baingan’ (a dish made with curd and brinjal), steam cake (made of rice flour and urad ...