Orissa
Britishnoun
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Payesh is believed to have originated nearly 2,000 years ago, as an offering to the Hindu gods in the Lord Jagannath Temple in Orissa, the former name of the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
The incident comes after more than 250 people died in India's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades when three trains were involved in a collision in the eastern state of Orissa in June.
From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2023
“Cricket is our passion, so we somehow manage,” says Mohammed Jafar Iqbal, who has played for India, captained his state Orissa, and works for the government as a procurement inspector.
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2018
Official Rajendra Panda says that one of those killed on Sunday was standing under a tree as a thunderstorm and monsoon rains lashed Orissa state.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2017
He dreaded the possibility of a lost letter, the photograph never reaching him, hovering somewhere in Orissa, close but ultimately unattainable.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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