Once upon a time, a boy lived as a cowherd in a village. During festivals, the villagers gifted him homemade sweets. On the day of Bakula Amavasya, everyone prepared pithas and rice cakes. In the morning, as the boy went around grazing his cows, every house in the village gave him a lot of sweet Read more…

Kapila was a Kshatriya, or warrior caste, guy who had lost his parents at a young age. As a boy, he looked after a large cattle herd that belonged to a rich man. The rich man had a son by the name of Kasia. Being the same age, Kapila and Kasia spent a lot of Read more…

Sudarsan was a Brahman from Banapur in present-day Odisha. He earned his living by conducting religious ceremonies in his small village. While people did contact him for the occasional thread ceremony or wedding, such opportunities were few and far between. One day, Sudarsan went to his neighboring village to preside at the wedding of a Read more…

One warm evening, the Sun, Moon, and Wind joined their uncle and aunt, the Thunder and Lightning, to enjoy the dinner served at a feast. Their mother, the Bright Star, did not accompany them to the dinner, preferring to stay at home instead. Impressed with the lavish dinner served at the feast, the Sun and Read more…

In the southeastern state of Odisha, the indigenous Sora tribe believe that their ancestors had tails. Legend has it that the humans during those times had long, sleek tails. These tails would swish and sweep the road behind them as they walked around. All was well and good until the population began to increase. The Read more…