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Subject: Prasada Pot/ Abhada Handi. Abhada is a sacred food cooked for Lord Jagannatha at Shri Jagannatha Temple, Puri. The food is served in such earthen pots that are used only once. Pots that are subjected to a longer heat period during making have a black tinge. The size of the pot varies according to its capacity to feed a specific number of average devotees on the basis of average consumption.

Subject: Prasada Pot/ Abhada Handi. Abhada is a sacred food cooked for Lord Jagannatha at Shri Jagannatha Temple, Puri. The food is served in such earthen pots that are used only once. Pots that are subjected to a longer heat period during making have a black tinge. The size of the pot varies according to its capacity to feed a specific number of average devotees on the basis of average consumption.

Subject: Prasada Pot/ Abhada Handi. Abhada is a sacred food cooked for Lord Jagannatha at Shri Jagannatha Temple, Puri. The food is served in such earthen pots that are used only once. Pots that are subjected to a longer heat period during making have a black tinge. The size of the pot varies according to its capacity to feed a specific number of average devotees on the basis of average consumption.

Subject: Prasada Pot/ Abhada Handi. Abhada is a sacred food cooked for Lord Jagannatha at Shri Jagannatha Temple, Puri. The food is served in such earthen pots that are used only once. Pots that are subjected to a longer heat period during making have a black tinge. The size of the pot varies according to its capacity to feed a specific number of average devotees on the basis of average consumption.

Subject: Prasada Pot/ Abhada Handi. Abhada is a sacred food cooked for Lord Jagannatha at Shri Jagannatha Temple, Puri. The food is served in such earthen pots that are used only once. Pots that are subjected to a longer heat period during making have a black tinge. The size of the pot varies according to its capacity to feed a specific number of average devotees on the basis of average consumption.

Subject: Lankapodi Hanuman. Lankapodi Hanuman is the idol used during Lankapodi Utsav (The Burning of Lanka festival) that is celebrated in Sonepur, Balangir and Sambalpur parts of Odisha. The idol has attached wheels and a cloth wrapped to its tail that is set on fire and dragged in the streets to create an illusion of a burning Lanka. Front view of Lankapodi Hanuman.

Subject: Lankapodi Hanuman. Lankapodi Hanuman is the idol used during Lankapodi Utsav (The Burning of Lanka festival) that is celebrated in Sonepur, Balangir and Sambalpur parts of Odisha. The idol has attached wheels and a cloth wrapped to its tail that is set on fire and dragged in the streets to create an illusion of a burning Lanka. Side view of Lankapodi Hanuman.

Subject: Baraha/Varaha Avatar. Varaha is the boar avatar (incarnation) in the ten primary avatars of Hindu god Vishnu. Vishnu took the form of a boar to rescue the earth when a demon named Hiranyaksha dragged the earth to the bottom of the sea. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Baraha/Varaha Avatar. Varaha is the boar avatar (incarnation) in the ten primary avatars of Hindu god Vishnu. Vishnu took the form of a boar to rescue the earth when a demon named Hiranyaksha dragged the earth to the bottom of the sea. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Baraha/Varaha Avatar. Varaha is the boar avatar (incarnation) in the ten primary avatars of Hindu god Vishnu. Vishnu took the form of a boar to rescue the earth when a demon named Hiranyaksha dragged the earth to the bottom of the sea. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House Museum, Handicrafts Complex.

Subject: Flying Figure. A fragment showing a section of a vidyadhara (demigod).

Subject: Pillar Base. A fragment from possibly the base of a pillar at a temple.

Subject: Box. A round box made from golden grass that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Box. A round box made from golden grass that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Box. A round box made from golden grass that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Box. A round box made from golden grass that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Box. A golden grass round box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A golden grass rectangular box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A golden grass rectangular box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).