Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ଉତ୍ସବ

/utsava/Roman

English meaning: Festival

Odia Definition

(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)

ଉତ୍ସବ ଉତ୍ସାହ ଓ ଆନନ୍ଦର ଏକ ଦିବସ ବା ସମୟ। ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ରଥଯାତ୍ରା, ଦୁର୍ଗାପୂଜା, ନୁଆଖାଇ, ରାଜ ପର୍ବ ଭଳି ଅନେକ ଉତ୍ସବ ପାଳିତ ହୁଏ।

English Definition

A day or period of celebration. Odisha celebrates numerous festivals including Rath Yatra, Durga Puja, Nuakhai, Pana Sankranti, Raja Parba, and Dola Purnima, each reflecting the state's diverse cultural and religious heritage.

Example

ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଉତ୍ସବ ବୈଚିତ୍ର୍ୟ ଏହାର ସଂସ୍କୃତି ସମୃଦ୍ଧତার ପ୍ରମାଣ।

In English: The festival diversity of Odisha is proof of its cultural richness.

Synonyms

  • ପର୍ବ

Literary Heritage

ଦେଶର ମାଟି, ଦେଶର ଜଳ, ଦେଶର ସଂସ୍କୃତି — ଏ ତିନୋଟି ଏକ ପ୍ରାଣ।

/deśara māṭi, deśara jaḷa, deśara saṃskṛti — e tinōṭi eka prāṇa./

The soil, the water, the culture of a land — these three are one life.

Fakir Mohan Senapati · Novelist and Poet · 1843–1918

Chha Mana Atha Guntha

Chha Mana Atha Guntha, Chapter 1 — preface on village culture and belonging

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