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Poda Pitha

Poda Pitha (Baked Cake):

More Odia food

Houses

Thatched Houses....
People picking up cow dung....

Houses with decorations....usually rice flour in water is used as paint and finger as the drawing tool!

Yes people do live in such small thatched houses. Imagine life when it rains!

Nice footpaths in villages.....all natural! Not convenient!!

 A tube well like this can provide uncontaminated water to prevent many diseases.

Cutting Tool (Paa-ni-ki)

Will explain later!

 

Grinding Stone (See-laa)

Here is what a typical see-laa (grinding stone) looks like.

 

Gadu-Lota

I have to get the original picture of the lota (Odia - Gadu) that my grandfather used....

The one he used was made of brass and was heavy. It was like part of his body.

Now you get the plastic ones. Quite an useful utensil.

 

Tulasi Podium

One of the sacred places in any home in my village. A poduim made out of mud to hold the tulashi plant. It is like a flower pot, but made by hand. After bath and at dusk, women used to put water and place an oiled lamp each day of the year. The symbolic gesture of this ritual was of utmost significance to me as a child growing up.