021. Odisha Rasagola

Odisha Rasagola a mouthwatering culinary delight made of cottage cheese. During the festival of “Niladri Bije", Lord Jagannath offers rasagola to his disgruntled consort Goddess Laxmi on his return from a nine-day-long Rath Yatra.

Odisha rasagola have their unique identity which is very soft to feel, juicy and non-chewy in consistency, and can be swallowed without teeth pressure. The chenna water of curdled milk is not all drained out which makes chenna soft and gives aroma.  The dough is mixed with semolina in 4:1 ratio for bonding and sugar syrup is much stronger here.

Generally, the Odisha rasagola is white in colour with round shape (non‐ spherical) but off white rasagolas in various shades are also prepared. Colour development of Odisha rasagola is very specific, where without addition of external colour, various intensity coloured rasagolas are prepared using the principle of caramalisation of sugar with specific methods of preparation.

GI Tag Registration Date         : 29 July 2019

GI Tag Number                         : 612

Certificate Number                  : 345

Geographical Area                  : Odisha

Special Cover Release Date   : 01 March 2018

Cancellation                             : Puri 752 001

Type                                          :  Special Cover

Cover Identification Number  :  OD/12/2018

This cover is Palanquin Carried Cover with autograph of the Palanquin Mail Carrier during Niladri Bije. Issued in limited quantity of 1000 Nos with Numbering

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008. Orissa Ikat

Orissa Ikat is a kind of ikat known as Bandhakala and Bandha, a resist dyeing technique, originating from Indian state of Odisha. It is made through a process of tie-dying the warp and weft threads to create the design on the loom prior to weaving. 

It is characterised by a curvilinear arrangement of motifs, as well as feathered outlines worked primarily in weft-ikat — a complex process in which only the weft yarns are resist-dyed and require readjustment after each pass of the shuttle.

Saris made out of this fabric feature bands of brocade in the borders and also at the ends. Its forms are purposefully feathered, giving the edges a "hazy and fragile" appearance. The designs developed on the Ikat are generally of birds, various animals, rudraksh beads, geometric designs, dice, temple towers, and pinnacles. 

Every colour used in the fabric reflects a symbolic concept of the Jagannath cult: the four primary colours used in keeping with this tradition are white, black, yellow, and red, with green added at a later date. These colours are said to denote the past, present, and future, to the Vedas and the Gods.

GI Tag Registration Date         : 07 June 2006

GI Tag Number                         : 22

Certificate Number                  : 20

Geographical Area                  : Odisha

Special Cover Release Date   : 28 April 2002

Cancellation                             : Bhubaneswar 751 001

Type                                          :  Special Cover

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