Odisha

1 april is
celebrated
as uttkal
dibsha
coast are
fertile
alluvial
plains and
the valleys
of the
Mahanadi,
Brahmani,
and
Baitarani
rivers,
which fall
into the
Bay of
Bengal.
Dance:
Odissi
(Orissi) dance
and music
are classical
art forms.
Odissi is the
oldest
surviving
dance form in
India on the
basis of
archaeological
evidence.
variety of
dances
includes
Ghumura
Dance,
Chhau dance,
Mahari
dance, and
Gotipua.

Folk songs:
Folk music
like Jhumar,
yogi gita,
kendara gita,
dhuduki
badya,
prahallad
natak, palla,
Music:
Orissi music is
a combination
of four
distinctive
kinds of
music,
namely,
Chitrapada,
Dhruvapada,
Panchal and
Chitrakala.
When music
uses artwork,
it is known as
Chitikala. A
unique feature
of Oriya music
is the Padi,
which consists
of singing of
words in fast
beat. It was by
the eleventh
century that
the music of
Odisha, in the
form of
Triswari,
Chatuhswari,
and
Panchaswari,
underwent
Wild life sanctuaries:
1) BADRAMA
SANCTUARY:
Forest type (teak, sal,
paisal, bamboo)
Wild animals
(tiger,leopard,hyena
Wildboar,spotted deer,
elephant)
2) BAISIPALI
SANCTUARY:
Forest type(Sal,
Karada, , Piasal,
Kurum, Asan, Bambo)
Wild animal:
(Leopard, Tiger,
Sambar, Spotted
Deer, Bear, Elephant)
3) BALUKHAND-
KONARK SANCTUARY:
Forest
type(Casuarina,
Tamarind,
Anacardium, Karanja,
Polanga, Neem)
Wild life(Spotted
Deer, Blackbuck,
Stripped Hyena,
Jungle Cat)



sankirtan,
mogal
tamasa,
gitinatya,
kandhei
nacha, kela
nacha, ghoda
nacha, danda
nacha and
daskathia are
popular in
Odisha
transformation
and was
converted into
the classical
style.
4) BHITARKANIKA
SANCTUARY:
Forest
type(Mangroves:
Bani, Sundari, Rai,
Keruan, Hental, Sisu)
Wild life(Leopard Cat,
Fishing Cat, Jungle
Cat, Hyena, Wild
Boar, Spotted Deer,
Sambar, Porcupine,
Pythons, Dolphins,
King Cobra, Saltwater
Crocodiles Including
Partial White
(Sankhua) Crocodile ,
Water Monitor Lizard,
Terrapins, Marine
Turtles, Kingfishers,
Wood Peckers,
Hornbills, Bar-Headed
Goose, Brahminy
Ducks, Pintails, White
Bellied Sea Eagles,
and a variety of
resident and
migratory bird)
5) CHANDAKA
SANCTUARY:
Forest type
(Sal, Piasal, Asan,
Bamboo)
Wild life(
Elephant,
Spotted Deer,
Barking Deer,
Mouse Deer,
Ratel, Sloth
Bear, Leopard,
Crested Serpent
Eagle)












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