{"id":631375,"date":"2024-01-25T10:45:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T05:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/?p=631375"},"modified":"2024-01-25T13:41:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:11:58","slug":"amrit-bharat-station-bali-jatra-tradition-takes-center-stage-in-cuttack-railway-stations-cultural-revamp-sustainable-makeover-to-see-boita-boat-tribal-paintings-and-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/amrit-bharat-station-bali-jatra-tradition-takes-center-stage-in-cuttack-railway-stations-cultural-revamp-sustainable-makeover-to-see-boita-boat-tribal-paintings-and-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Amrit Bharat Station: \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 tradition takes center stage in Cuttack Railway Station\u2019s cultural revamp! Sustainable makeover to see Boita boat, tribal paintings, and much more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing redevelopment of Cuttack railway station, initiated in April last year and expected to conclude next year, is set to become a cultural showcase. The East Coast Railway reveals plans to feature Cuttack\u2019s rich cultural heritage along with the \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 prominently in the new station building. <\/p>\n<p>What is the \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 Tradition <\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 tradition holds historical significance, reflecting the maritime history of Cuttack. In ancient times, Odisha\u2018s residents sailed to destinations like Bali, Java, Sumatra, and Sri Lanka for trade along the Mahanadi riverbanks. The annual \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 fair, held on Kartik Purnima, commemorates this seafaring legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing redevelopment of Cuttack railway station, initiated in April last year and expected to conclude next year, is set to become a cultural showcase. The East Coast Railway reveals plans to feature Cuttack\u2019s rich cultural heritage along with the \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 prominently in the new station building. What is the \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 Tradition The \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 tradition holds historical significance, reflecting the maritime history of Cuttack. In ancient times, Odisha\u2018s residents sailed to destinations like Bali, Java, Sumatra, and Sri Lanka for trade along the Mahanadi riverbanks. The annual \u2018Bali Jatra\u2019 fair, held on Kartik Purnima, commemorates this seafaring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,264,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-631375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newspapers","category-railways-the-financial-express","category-the-financial-express"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}