Khudurukuni Osa: Woman-Centric Maritime Traditions of Odisha
The coastline of the Indian state, Odisha (ancient Kalinga), extends to well over 400 kilometres, and links neighbouring regions, as well as other countries like Southeast Asia. The history of Odisha’s internal and external linkages can be traced to the early historic period, and the history of anci...
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| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2022
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Nidān
Year: 2022, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-70 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tapoi
B Khudurukuni Osa B Odisha B Maritime-tradition B Goddess-Mangala |
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| Summary: | The coastline of the Indian state, Odisha (ancient Kalinga), extends to well over 400 kilometres, and links neighbouring regions, as well as other countries like Southeast Asia. The history of Odisha’s internal and external linkages can be traced to the early historic period, and the history of ancient maritime activities in Odisha can be substantiated by archaeological findings, literary references, and sculptural representations. Such accomplishments had a constructive effect over society, through various rituals and festivals that commemorate this history. Interestingly, some of these rituals are still prevalent in coastal Odisha as commemorative traditions. One such tradition is that of khudurukuni osa that has unmarried girls observe the ritual on all consecutive Sundays of the Indian bhadrava month (August-September), for the welfare of their brothers. The procedure of doing the khudurukuni osa ritual, entails a morning and evening ceremony, besides reciting the ritual text or mythology of bruhat tapoi. The text recounts the story of an ordeal. The central character of the story Tapoi, is a young girl from a merchant family, whose life takes a complete turn after her brothers leave home for purposes of overseas trade. While the myth of bruhat tapoi describes the rituals that comprise of drawing of merchants seated on boats, accompanied by the worship of boats, boita bandana, the text repeatedly emphasises the protective powers of the Goddess Mangala, who protects her devotees against all odds. This paper analyses the mythology and rituals of khudurukuni osa as a maritime tradition with significant socio religious significance. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2022.1 |