Odisha is a land with many types of festival some are common in all states and some are unique which are only found in odisha. Being odiya i have listened it from my elder that we have 12 months with 13 festival( means bara mase tehera paraba) like tomorrow is a very sweet festival for elder kids of house called as prathma asthami . In this we worship infront of God our new dress and a food called haldi patara pitha which is made of raw rice and urad dal batter n stuffing of coconut, jaggery,home made panner, little bit of crushed black pepper, little bit of ginger. It is cook in turmeric leaves in a stemer which gives a very lovely fragnance. Here Is The Secret Recipe Of Odiya Homes. We need: 2 cup urad dal or split black gram 2 cup raw rice or 2 cup rava used for idli 1 coconut grated Home made panner (Indian cheese)as per need Jaggery as per ur taste 1/2 inch crushed ginger 5-6 whole black pepper crushed Turmeric leaves cut into medium size and washe