- Kerala is a state located on the southern coast of India with Thiruvananthapuram as its capital. It has a long coastline and diverse geography including forests and fertile plains. - The state has a long history with influences from various empires and is known for its Ayurveda practices, art forms like Kathakali dance, and festivals. It also has significant biodiversity with forests and wildlife. - Orissa, now called Odisha, is located on the eastern coast with Bhubaneswar as its capital. It has a rich cultural heritage including classical Odissi dance and music, literature, crafts like filigree work, and renowned temples like the Jagannath Temple

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4. LOCATION
• Located on the southern coast of India.
• At 8.5074' North - East-76. 972’
• Adjacent to Arabian sea in the west,
Tamilnadu in the east-south, Karnataka in
north and north-east.
• Area = 38,863 Sq. Km.

6. ABOUT THE STATE
• Capital of Kerala is Thiruvanadapuram.
• Language spoken is Malayalam.
• Orissa consists of 14 districts.

7. KERALA
• Kerala enjoys unique geographical features that have
made it one of the most sought after tourist
destinations in Asia... an equable climate... A long
shoreline with plantations and paddy fields... Kerala
Ayurvedic health holidays.... Enchanting art forms of
Kerala.... Magical festivals of Kerala...
• Kerala has a composite culture enriched through the
ages with the contribution of various people and
races. Its peculiar geographical position has helped
the process of cultural synthesis.

8. GEOGRAPHY
Fertile plains along the coast.
• and forested highlands towards the interior.
• Western and northern portions of the state
are occupied by the Chota nagpur plateaus.

9. FLORA & FAUNA
• 33% forest area
• Forests are repositories of Bamboo, Teak,
Rosewood, Sal, Piasal, Sanghvan and Haldi
• White Tigers, Sloth Bear Mongoose, Flying
Squirrel, Olive Ridley Turtle
• Alexandrine Parakeet , Indian Pied Hornbill,
Hill Mynah

10. HISTORY
• The ancient name was .
• Controlled and traded with most of the sea
routes in the Bay of Bengal.
• of who
ascended the throne of Magadha in 362 B. C.
conquered and instituted Kalinga to his
extensive empire.
• Kalinga became economically prosperous
under the Nanda rule.

11. KALINGA WAR
• In 261B.C., the Mauryan emperor
invaded Kalinga which resulted in the Kalinga
war.
• It is presumed that the war took place in the
banks of .
• After occupying Kalinga, Ashoka took up the
path of non-violence.
• He beacame an instrument in spreading
Buddhism all over Asia.

12. Bank of the Daya river atop Dhauli hill.

13. MAHAMEGHAVAHANA KHARAVELA
• Kharavela was the third ruler of the
Mahameghavahana dynasty.
• He flourished during the second half of the 1
st century B.C.
• The hatigumpha inscription furnishes detailed
accounts about the life and activities of
Kharavela from his boyhood to his 13th
reigning year.

15. BRITISH PERIOD
• In 1803, the British under the British East India
Company occupied Orissa.
• In 1823, Orissa was divided into the three
districts of Cuttack, Balasore and Puri.
• Large scale irrigation projects were
undertaken in the last half of the 19th century.
• The coastal section was separated from Bengal
and made into the Province of Bihar and
Orissa in 1912.

16. ANCIENT NAMES
Orissa has many ancient names like :
• Kalinga
• Utkal
• Utkalraata
• Udra
• Odra
• Odrabisha
• Oda
• Odrarashtra
• Trikalinga
• Koshala
• Kangoda
• Toshali
• Chedi (Mahabharata)
• Matsa (Mahabharata)

17. CULTURE
• DANCE
• MUSIC
• LITERATURE
• ART AND CRAFT
• SAND ART
• CUISINE

18. CLASSICAL DANCE
• ‘Odissi’ is the classical dance of Orissa.
• Originally developed in the temple of Lord
Jagannath.
• This dance has been closely connected with
the day to day activities of the temples.
• Strongly linked with the religious movements
of Orissa.

20. Origin of Odissi
• Gained recognition in early 60s.
• The dance form nearly went extinct during the
British period.
• Before that, there were devadasi nritya and
gotipua nritya.

23. FOLK DANCE
• Chhau dance (or Chau dance)
• Sambalpuri dance originated from the
western region of Orissa.
• Tribal dance in the district of Koraput known
as dance.

27. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Freedom Fighter - Cuttack, Orissa

28. NAVEEN PATNAIK (Present CM of orissa)

30. Dresses in Orissa

31. Traditional costume of orissa

35. MUSIC
• Odissi music is a combination of four
distinctive kinds of music, namely, Chitrapada,
Dhruvapada, Panchal and Chitrakala.
• A unique feature of Oriya music is the ,
which consists of singing of words in fast beat.
• the five broad categories of oriya music are
Tribal Music, Folk music, Light Music, Light-
Classical Music and Classical Music.

36. LITERATURE
• Orissa rich in oriya literature.
• Jaidev’s Geetagovinda is the basis for odissi
dance.
• Radhanath Ray tried to write his poems with
the influence of Western Literature.
• Fakir Mohan Senapati is famous for his oriya
fictions.
• 21st century famous novelist Manoj Dash is
also a pride for Orissa.

37. ART AND CRAFT
• The pipili work and the silver filigree work at Cuttack
• The Sambalpuri textiles is famous for its artistic
grandeur.
• The handloom sarees available in Orissa can be of four
major types; these are Ikat, Bandha, Bomkai and
Pasapalli.
• Pata painting is considered an important form of
Orissan painting which originated from the temple of
Jagannath at Puri in the 12th century.
• Mural paintings can be seen in the caves of Khandagiri
and Udaigiri.

43. BRASS OR BELL METAL
• Practised by particular caste of people in Puri,
Cuttack, Ganjam and Sambalpur Districts
• brass is an alloy of copper and zinc
• bell metal is an alloy copper and tin.

45. SAND ART
• A unique type of art form is developed at Puri.
• To carve a sand sculpture, the raw material is
the only clean and fine-grained sand mixed
with water.
• Poet Balaram Das is famous for his sand art of
Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi
Subhadra.
• Sudarshan Pattnaik is one of the famous sand
artists of the present time.

48. CUISINE
• Rasagolla is basically an oriya invention. The
Salepur rasagolla are very famous.
• Kheer is originated in Puri 2000 years ago.
• A typical meal in Orissa consists of a main
course and dessert.

49. SALEPUR RASAGOLLA

51. MAHAPRASAD

53. TEMPLES
• Jagannath temple in Puri
• Sun temple in Konark
• Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar
• Rajarani temple in Bhubaneswar
• Mukteswar temple in Bhubaneswar

54. JAGANNATH TEMPLE

55. SUN TEMPLE

56. LINGARAJ TEMPLE

57. RAJARANI TEMPLE
• Built in 11th century
• Name has been a subject of debate
• Famous for the aesthetic concept of miniature
temple sculptures clustered around the main
tower.

59. MONUMENTS
• Buddhist monuments are Dhauligiri, Ratnagiri
and Udayagiri
• Jain Monuments are located at Khandagiri and
Udayagiri

61. FESTIVALS
• Major Jagannath Temple Festivals include Rath
Yatra
• Special Festivals include Konark Festival, Puri
Beach festival, Rajarani Music Festival, Kalinga
Mahotsav, Ekamra Utsav,Shreekshetra Utsav
• Tribal Fairs and Festivals include Bali
Yatra,Chaita Parava