Sisua village
| Sisua(ଶିଶୁଆ) | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Sisua(ଶିଶୁଆ) Location in Orissa, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°28′45″N 86°04′56″E / 20.479063°N 86.082268°ECoordinates: 20°28′45″N 86°04′56″E / 20.479063°N 86.082268°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Orissa |
| District | Cuttack |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 754202 |
| Telephone code | 0671 |
| Vehicle registration | OD- |
| Nearest city | Cuttack |
Sisua (ଶିଶୁଆ) is a village of salepur block, Cuttack district, Odisha/Orissa state, India. The village consists of approximately 200 dwellings.[1] Sisua Village is situated near the bank of Chitrotpala. The main economic activity is agriculture; rice, dal like mung, and peanut being among the crops.
A huge Jagannath temple is situated at the village entrance. There is a small pond near the Jagannath temple where lotus flowers can be seen and lots of fishes. An annual cart festival is organized by villagers.
People celebrate Raja, Ratha Yatra, Pana Sankranti, Dola, Holi and Diwali every year. There is a huge festival organized by local politicians on April 1st every year. Thousands of people gather to celebrate this festival. Thousands of shops and stalls make this festival beautiful. A fireworks competition is an important feature of this festival.
There are three schools; the Govt. Approved U.P. School - Sisua, and two private schools, Utkalmani Sisusikshya Mandir and Saraswati Sishu Mandir.[2]
Food
Same Oriya food can be available in each and every family what they grow in their field like rice, tomatoes, potatoes, dal like mung, peanuts, vegetables like yam, Bitter Gourd which is called Momordica charantia, Dillenia Speciosa, pumpkin, white gourd which is called winter melon, red gourd, spinach in their roof and sweet potato, Trichosanthes cucumerina, Luffa and okra in their backyard, cauliflowers, cabbages, eggplants and arum are also found.
The main dish is Pakhala[3] made with a mix of boiled rice and water which is eaten with boiled potato by adding green chili pepper, curd, salt and Onions. For breakfast biri chaula chakuli pitha is normally eaten which is made from Vigna mungo and Rice. Chakuli pitha can be eaten with Santula or Dalma. Pitha is the main sweet dish in every festival they celebrate. There are different types of pitha made out of rice like Aarisa pitha, Manda Pitha, Kakara Pitha, Enduri Pitha, Chakuli Pitha, Poda Pitha, Chitau Pitha, Tala Pitha and much more.
Festivals
There are a lot of festivals celebrated in this village like Manabasa Gurubara,[4] Raja, Dasahara, Holi, Diwali, Dola festival and many more. Manabasa Gurubara is the best festival celebrated in this village because of all people are Hindu. Manabasa Gurubara is celebrated for goddess of Laxmi, as it is said that Laxmi is the deity of wealth and prosperity. This festival is celebrated on each Thursday of the month Margasira. There are 4 days celebration in the whole month. Women make their houses clean and make jhoti chita[5] made from rice paste. It is believed that Laxmi visit to each home on these days and give blessings. There is an amazing story of laxmi and Lord Jagannath about this festival in Laxmi Puran.
Raja (festival)[6] is the another popular festival in this village for girls only. Girls wearing new dresses visit to their friends and enjoy the day. They also eat all types of pitha when they visit to their friends and relatives.
Dola festival is another festival celebrated by villagers on the day of Holi. This is a different name only but it is similar to Holi Festival. Lord Krishna comes to every ones home on wooden cart and plays holi with colours and Abira. Abira is similar as colour but it is dry and natural made from dry leaves and sands. Lord Krishna offered new Mango fruits those are first appeared on mango tree.
Sports
There is a cricket ground[7] in this village where the children of Sisua village play cricket and other types of games like marbles, Kabaddi, Gilli-danda and many more. Sisua village also organize cricket tournaments every year to encourage and motivate the game spirit. Some main players holds the breath of the ground are Rama, Kabu, Siba, Goba, Guria, Gobina, Mitu, Panchua, Tentana, Bankana and others.
See also
References
- ↑ "Sisua Village Population - Salepur - Cuttack, Orissa". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Utkalmani Sisusikshya Mandir School, Sisua, Salipur". freetutorial.in.
- ↑ "Odia Cuisine - Oriya Cultural and Welfare Association". zaubersolutions.
- ↑ "Manabasa Gurubara" (PDF).
- ↑ "Jhoti or Chita". D'Source. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ Banaste Dakila Gaja Barasake thare asichi Rajo Asichi Rajo lo heba nua saja bajja…… (Rajo Geeta). "odisha.gov.in" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Satish, Behera. "Sisua Village Cricket Ground - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 20 April 2016.