Konark Dance Festival.

This festival is a dance festival held every year in December in backdrop of the Sun temple in Konark, Odisha. Konark Dance festival started in the year 1986 at konark Natya Mandap by its founder is Director Padmashree  Guru Gangadhar Pradhan.
The festival celebrate in evening and girls wear traditional saree.
A celebration of Odisha, Bharatnatyam, Manipuri, Kathak and chhau Dance, the festival truly comes as a lavish feast for the eyas and ears.The sound of Ghungroo bells, flute and pakhauj add on the festival mood.
A craft mela also put up during the konark Dance festival.This festivals shell's in different type  of Handicraft's produced and Handloom produced. This mela adds more fun to the festival thus making it a perfect venue for family get together on a holiday and enjoy this mala. 

Makar Sankranti and Makar chaula.

Makar Sankranti: Makar Sankranti is a hindu festival. The festival celebrate in  two parts of India and Nepal. The festival celebrate in fix date and January 14 sometimes may be in January 15.  Makar Sankranti is one of very few Hindu festival that are celebrated on the same day every year.
History:  This festival celebrate in the farmer. This festival observed in the hindu calender of Magh 1st (January - 15).
In odisha people preper in makar chaula for Prasad. Farmer celebrate in  wear new dress and enjoy this day.
Makar Sankranti story: This festival worship in the Surya Dev (lord sun).Lord shani is the ruling Deity of Makar 
Rashi(capricorn). In astrology Surya Dev and Shani Dev don't get along well, thus Makar Sankranti is the day on which past bitterness is forgotten and new beginning  are made.
On this day of Makar Sankranti, Surya Dev is worshiped.
Surya Mantra: "Om Hram Hreem Hroum Sah Suryay Namah".