त्योहार · ODISHA

Chaitra Parva Chhau Festival.

Name: Chaitra Parva Chhau Festival
Start: 2026-04
End: 2026-04-30
Location: Baripada

April (Chaitra month) · Baripada

Biggest annual Chhau dance festival. Hundreds of performers in Mayurbhanj style (no masks). Fire performances, martial arts choreography.

क्यों मायने रखता हैUNESCO intangible heritage — the biggest Chhau dance gathering of the year

इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? April में Baripada

NakshIQ स्कोर

4/10

जाएँ

April Chaitra Parva is THE Chhau event — hundreds of masked dancers, fire performances

ऊँचाई

62 m

नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा

Kolkata Airport (CCU) — 280km

नज़दीकी रेलवे

Baripada Railway Station — 2km

Baripada में अभी

Hotel Ambika
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hotel · Roxy Road, near Biju Patnaik Square, Baripada — central, near the bus stand and collectorate
One of Baripada's longest-running hotels — a central 3-star with AC rooms, a restaurant and a bar, walkable to the bus stand, court and Maa Ambika temple. The most reliable in-town base for travellers heading to Simlipal or the famous Baripada Rath Yatra.

Garma Garam
लीजेंडरी
Baripada town centre · ₹
सिग्नेचरMudhi mansa — Baripada-style mutton curry with hand-pounded puffed rice
Eat it for breakfast (8-11 AM), the way Mayurbhanj does — the puffed rice goes soggy if you wait. Ask Jogeswar for the liver plate; only loyal regulars know it's available, not on the standard board. Cash only.
Taste of Similipal
Near Baripada Bus Stand, Main Road · ₹₹
सिग्नेचर4-hour slow-cooked mudhi mansa
Call ahead on the day (+91 6782 251234) to confirm mudhi mansa is on — they batch-cook, and the morning batch is the best one (afternoon plates are reheated). They take WhatsApp orders for pre-Simlipal pickup.
Sanjay Mudhi Mansa
Baripada · ₹
सिग्नेचरMudhi mansa breakfast plate
Get there before 9 AM weekends, before 10 AM weekdays — kettles of curry are drained by mid-morning. Order one plate to share between two if you're heading to Simlipal afterwards (the spice runs hot).
Suruchi — Hotel Ambika
Roxy Cinema Hall Road · ₹₹
सिग्नेचरMayurbhanj mutton curry with parathas
Skip if Garma Garam is open — Suruchi is the all-rounder, not the destination. But for late dinner (Garma Garam shuts ~10 PM), this is the only mid-range kitchen still running.