Konark Natya Mandap – a people’s center for Orissan culture, founded in 1986, aims at making a living Konark which will speak round the clock on the rich cultural heritage of Orissa. It was started by Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, a renowned Odissi Dance Guru and Mardal player of international repute as a mission with the differences to promote Orissan cultural value that promotes human dignity, humanity, peace and teaches love through its rich artistic manifestations.    More >>

Guru Gangadhar Pradhan's training began at the age of six at Balunkeswar temple in Puri District, Orissa to mature as a gotipua dancer. He was trained by Guru Banchhanidhi Pradhan, Pt. Chandra Shekhar Pattnaik, Guru Mahadeva Rout and Guru Birabara Sahoo. He completed his Natya Acharya course in Odissi from Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyala. He received further training in Odissi under the able guidance of Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Guru Devprasad Das, Dr. Minati Mishra and Shri Dhirendra Nath Pattnaik. He mastered the delicate nuances and the subtleties of the Odissi dance form none other than Padma Bibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra.    More >>

Odissi, Classical dance in India evolved as a spiritual expression of devotion to the higher being a graceful classical dance form was therefore nurtured in the famous shrines at Orissa. A large number of dancing girls known as Maharis were attached to these famous shrines to form the morning and evening rituals of the deities. Its tradition was thus maintained through generations of these devoted temple dancers.

Odissi dance is distinguished and differentiated from other schools of dancing by its elaborate grace and charm. More >>

Orissa Dance Academy is not just another institute and encompasses talented teachers and outstanding Gurus in its fold. Established in 1975 in the temple city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa Dance Academy conducts sustained training classes both for Indian and foreign students.Innumerable performances by the repertoire of the Academy regaled the global audience from remote villages of Orissa to glamourous capital cities of the world..   More >>

About 65 km from Bhubaneswar, near the sacred city of Puri, is the great Sun Temple of Konark.The magnificent Sun Temple at Konark is the culmination of Orissan temple architecture, and one of the most stunning monuments of religious architecture in the world. The poet Rabindranath Tagore said of Konark that 'here the language of stone surpasses the language of man', and it is true that the experience of Konark is impossible to translate into words.

A philosophical as well as physical way of life emphasizing harmony of body and mind. The philosophy of yoga is based in Eastern Metaphysical beliefs. The goal of the philosophy is to help a person become balanced in mind and body and attain self-enlightenment. Yoga, apart from its metaphysical teachings, is beneficial to the body.