Nimapada

By Srikanta Mohanty: Brahmagiri Tehsil of Puri has in its vicinity the small village- Manika patna.  Legend has it that Manika-the famous milkmaid had once sold yogurt to Lord Jagganath and Lord Balabhadra, when both the brothers went on…

By Srikanta Mohanty: Hundreds of thousands of tourists invariably ask for the local sweet items of the holy place Puri in Odisha. Traditionally, devotees offer umpteen sweet items to their favorite Lord Jagannath as ‘prasad’ and the savory…