The ‘pat er Durga’, where the Goddess Durga is created on cloth instead of the more conventional clay, traces its origins to Odisha’s Patachitra paintings.

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Brush up your current affairs knowledge for this week and consolidate your UPSC-CSE preparation. Find answers along with explanations at the end of the quiz.

Through two back-to-back UPSC centric shows/movies last week, the entertainment industry has once again shown their fondness for UPSC aspirants. UPSC Essentials reached out to the 'real aspirants' for their honest views.

The hall, situated at Kumhrar area here, first came to light during excavations in 1912-13, and was allegedly buried by officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 2004, due to frequent waterlogging and seepage.