{"id":1574,"date":"2022-04-02T10:42:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T10:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2022-04-02T10:42:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T10:42:56","slug":"pakhala-festival-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?p=1574","title":{"rendered":"\u2018PAKHALA FESTIVAL\u2019 KICKS OFF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The six-day \u2018Pakhala Utsav\u2019, a\nventure to popularize the traditional Odia cuisine among the masses, kicked off\nat the School of Hotel Management, SOA\u2019s faculty of Hospitality and Tourism\nManagement, on Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The\nfestival, being held in the backdrop of a rural setting, was inaugurated by Ms.\nSaswati Das, Vice-President of SOA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1576\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1576\" class=\"wp-image-1576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11-210x136.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Describing\nit as a unique move, Ms. Das said \u2018pakhala\u2019 had created an identity for the\nOdia people outside the state. She praised the special rural ambience created\ninside the institute to match the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prof.\nSitikantha Mishra, Advisor cum Dean of SHM, said \u2018pakhala\u2019 was part of every\nOdia home transcending the rich-poor barrier. The festival had started seven\nyears ago but had been interrupted for the last two years because of the\npandemic, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1578\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1578\" class=\"wp-image-1578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1579\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1579\" class=\"wp-image-1579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/15-357x210.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Different\nvariants of \u2018pakhala\u2019&#8212; cooked rice washed or lightly fermented in water&#8212;\nare being served to the visitors at the institute between 12 noon and 3 pm\nevery day. It will continue till April 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-1-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1584\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1584\" class=\"wp-image-1584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-1-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-1-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/4-1-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1585\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1585\" class=\"wp-image-1585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/4-1-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/4-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/4-1-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16-920x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1586\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1586\" class=\"wp-image-1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16-920x1024.jpg 920w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16.jpg 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The\nguests are being treated to \u2018Usuna Pakhala\u2019, \u2018Arua Pakhala\u2019, \u2018Dahi Pakhala\u2019, \u2018Ada\nPakhala\u2019, \u2018Chhunka Pakhala\u2019 and \u2018Lembu Pakhala\u2019 accompanied by an assortment of\nvegetarian or non-vegetarian side dishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The six-day \u2018Pakhala Utsav\u2019, a venture to popularize the traditional Odia cuisine among the masses, kicked off at the School of Hotel Management, SOA\u2019s faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, on Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The festival, being held in the backdrop of a rural setting, was inaugurated by Ms. Saswati Das, Vice-President of SOA. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Describing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1587,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions\/1587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}