Culture of Orissa

Culture is the main system of any state and it depends on the situation of that place. Every state has its own culture. Culture of Orissa makes different it from other states of India. Orissa is a state situated in the east coast of India. Orissa is bounded on the north by Jharkhand, on the north-east by West Bengal, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Andhra Pradesh and on the west by Chhattisgarh. The official language of the state, spoken by the majority of the people is Oriya because it is the culture of Orissa. It is closely related to Bengali and Assamese. Orissa is also called the city of The Lord because there are many temples in Orissa. Culture of Orissa is also effected by the other nearly states the basically language of Orissa closely related to Bengali and Assamese.

Orissa’s cultural dance ‘Odissi’ is most famous classical dance of India. The culture of the Adivasis is an integral part of modern Orissan heritage. Odissi music is usually classified as a kind of Hindustani classical music of northern India. The capital city of Bhubaneswar is known for the exquisite temples that dot its landscape. Orissa has a proud cultural heritage that arose due to the intermingling of three great religious traditions - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.