Odia Micropoetry: Dedicated to my beautiful city of Bhubaneswar!

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ନାହିଁ କୌଣସି ସହର ଏହି ଜଗତରେ,

ମୋ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବରଠାରୁ ସୁନ୍ଦର!

ଏହାର କଳା, ସଂସ୍କୃତି, ସଭ୍ୟତାକୁ,

କୋଟି କୋଟି ପ୍ରଣାମ ମୋର!

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ମୋ ସହର ଇଶ୍ଵରଙ୍କର ବି!

ଏଠାରେ ତାଙ୍କ ବାସଘର!

ଈଶ୍ଵରଙ୍କ ସେବାରେ ମୁଁ ରହିଲି,

ହୋଇ ଝିଅ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବରର!

Mukteswar Temple of Bhubaneswar Source

Stunningly beautiful Rajarani Temple on eve of Rajarani Music Festival (January 2015) Source

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English Translation:

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There is no city in this world

More beautiful than my Bhubaneswar!

To her art, culture and civilisation

I pay crores of respects!

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My city is also God's city!

Herein lies His Home!

I'm devoted to the Lord's service,

Being a daughter of Bhubaneswar!

Ram Mandir in the heart of Bhubaneswar Source

Odissi Dance in Mukteswar Dance Festival (January 2015) Source

**Odia is the language of Odisha. It has been declared the 6th Classical Language of India last year. Upcoming is International Mother Language Day (February 21). This post is in run up to this fascinating day!

Temple City of Bhubaneswar is the Capital of Odisha. To learn more about my beautiful city which fuses the ancient and modern with great alacrity, click here. 

I Love Bhubaneswar! Spirit & feelings only matter about this cup! :)