Kukhona ama-maestros etemibhalo ahlukahlukene avela endaweni efana Sarala Das owabhala i Mahabharata, Chandi Purana kanye neVilanka Ramayana. Abanye abadali besimanje yibo Arjuna Das obhale Rama-Bibha, inkondlo ende. Ngokuvamile, umbuso wawusebenzisa imibhalo ebhalwe ngamaqabunga esundu ukuze ubhale phansi izindaba zezinganekwane kanye nobuciko bokubhala, kodwa umshini wokuqala wokunyathelisa wamiswa ekuqaleni kwawo-1800.
Bodha Dayini owokuqala Umagazini osemthethweni ku-Odia Ulimi lwashicilelwa e-Balasore, idolobha elisesifundeni ngo-1861. Abomdabu banomthwalo wemfanelo wokuthuthukisa nokwandisa amanani amasiko, endabuko kanye nemibhalo, ukuze kugcinwe izici ezihlukile. I iphepha lokuqala le-Odia, lo Utkal Deepika yashicilelwa ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaGouri Sankar Ray kanye no-Bichitrananda.
Okudumile umculo wabantu ezifundazweni iJogi Gita, Kendara Gita, Dhuduki Badya, Prahallada Nataka, Palla, Sankirtan, Mogal Tamasa, Gitinatya, Kandhei Nacha, Kela Nacha, Ghoda Nacha, Danda Nacha kanye neDaskathia.
Imicimbi yamasiko nemikhuba yokuzijabulisa ithuthukiswa emathempelini, okuphetha ngokuthi izindinganiso kanye nesiko lendawo yaseNdiya kanye nokwehluka kwesifunda kulukwe ngokujulile, futhi kuyasetshenziswa namuhla.I-Mahari Dance, i-Jhumair ne-Pala ezinye zezindlela zokudansa ezibalulekile ze-Odisha. Umbuso ucebe ngokwemidlalo yeshashalazi kanye nemfundo yamasiko, futhi ukholelwa ekusabalaliseni ezindaweni ezahlukene.
Okunye okukhothwayo okumnandi nokukhotha umlomo i-Chena Poda, i-Rasgulla (enye yama-dessert adume kakhulu e-India, okukholakala ukuthi adabuka e-Bengal), i-rice pudding, i-kheeri (kheer).
Izitayela zokugqoka zendabuko namaphethini zezifundazwe Dhoti, Kurta kanye Gamucha. Abomdabu kanye nezakhamizi bazigqoka ngesikhathi semikhosi, imicimbi yezenkolo kanye nayo yonke imicimbi ebalulekile yokuphila. Abesifazane bakhetha ukugqoka Sari, I-Sambalpuri Sari, noma Shalwar kameez. Yize isiko laseNtshonalanga lisafufusa ezindaweni zomdabu zezwe futhi imvunulo yabo iya ngokuduma.
Izigaba ezinhlanu ezibalulekile ngokwezifunda ze-morphological yilezi Amathafa Asogwini, izintaba, izintaba, inceku, izindawo eziphakeme nezikhukhula. I Mahanadi ungomunye wemifula ebalulekile yombuso nesizwe.