Awesome Odisha -Encore !
On a recent second visit to Awesome Odisha , gathered treasures missed the first time , and fell in love with the land all over again , with cemented conviction. The following is neither a travel guide nor a history lesson , but a cocktail of random thoughts and impressions that bubbled up during the trip . CHILDREN OF THE SOIL From the begining of Time were these people , called Adivasis locally ,who knew no boundaries, living with and off nature , needing no Gods other than Ancestor Spirits and Nature Spirits to protect them, creating what they needed with things they found around . Life was hard , no doubt , but there was much to celebrate too . [ A nugget to nibble on here : the Saoras of Gajapathi District are considered one of the oldest Tribes of Odisha . Sabari , a character in the Ramayana , and Jara , who shoots the cursed arrow...