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Ancient Odisha was a confluence of cultures of different races. In this holy land¸ assimilation of the cultures of the Austrics¸ the Drvidians and the Aryans took place. Geographically¸ Odisha provides a culture corridor that connects the North with the South.

The sea-faring activities and maritime glory made it the most attractive destination of the eastern coast of India. Successive tides from all sides surged up¸ rolled in and broke over this land culminating in cultural synthesis. This passage over ages transcended the traditional vision of culture.

Culture in its essence is viewed here as ways of loving together.

Odisha has a unique distinction of acting as a confluence of diverse faiths by striking harmony amongst religious faiths from animism¸ fetishism¸ shamanism¸ ancestore worship to highly evolved forms of religions like Brahminism¸ Jainism¸ Buddhism¸ Islam¸ Chiristianity and Mahima Dharma.

Vaishnavism¸ Saivism¸ Saivism¸ Sakta ¸ Ganapatya¸ Sour-all forms of Brahminic worship are conceived in the wonderful matrix of the great and grand cult of Jagannath that embraces in its grandeur quintessences of different religions signifying world-view. The Oriya literature contained this world-view in its essence;