Cultural Activities (Traditional General Knowledge)

The 'Eco Retreat' festival is celebrated every year in the state of Odisha.

Rangabati is a famous folk dance of Odisha from the following options. Other famous folk dances of Odisha are Odissi, Chhau, Gotipua, Danda Nata, Sambapuri, Dalkhai, Chaitighoda, and Medha Nacha.

• Biraha (also known as Birha) is an Ahir ethnic Bhojpuri folk genre from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, India.

Dalkhai is one of the most popular folk dances in Odisha. It is usually performed to please Goddess Durga and is one of the most popular traditional folk-dance forms of Adivasis of Sambalpur. It is commonly performed at festivals like Dashahra, Bhaijiuntia, Phagun Puni, Nuakhai, etc.

Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a three-day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India. The word 'Raja' is derived from the Sanskrit word Rajaswala means a menstruating woman. At this time, the Goddess Earth is given rest and all agricultural activities, like digging the soil, and ploughing the field, are suspended. It is believed that after this, the earth becomes even more fertile.

'Ranapa', a folk dance form of Odisha, consists of enacting chapters from the life of Lord Krishna. This dance form is mainly famous in the southern part of the state. This dance is based on Lord Krishna's childhood stories.

Nuakhai is an agricultural festival celebrated by the people of Odisha. It is celebrated one day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. It is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. It is also celebrated in Southern Chhattisgarh.

Dhanu Yatra or Dhanu Jatra is a popular festival of Odisha. It is a famous 11-day-long drama-based open-air theatrical performance, which takes place in the Bargarh district of Odisha and is dedicated to the Krishna avatar of Vishnu. Its main theme is based on Krishna Leela and his conquest of Mathura.

Dhanu Yatra or Dhanu Jatra is a popular festival of Odisha. It is a famous 11-day-long drama-based open-air theatrical performance, which takes place in the Bargarh district of Odisha and is dedicated to the Krishna avatar of Vishnu. Its main theme is based on Krishna Leela and his conquest of Mathura.

The Nabakalebara festival is an ancient ritual observed in most Jaganath temples in Odisha. In this fest, the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan are replaced by new idols.

Bimbavati Devi is an exponent of Manipuri dance.

• The Manipuri Dance, also referred to as the Manipuri Raas Leela is a jagoi and is one of the eight major Indian classical dance forms, originating from the state of Manipur
• Chau or Chhau is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal, and folk origins from Orissa, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
• Kathakali is a classical dance form of Kerala
• Odissi dance form comes from the state of Odisha in the eastern part of India.