California Oriyas Mailing List : We represent a community of people with origin from Orissa, a very picturesque and beautiful state of India, on the east coast by the Bay of Bengal. Our community also includes those who have an affinity to Orissa by marriage or those bound deeply to the artistic history and culture of Orissa. Orissa is well-known for it's - unique temples and sculptures, unique dance form called Odissi, and it's unique paintings called "pattachitra". The Oriya language is a derivative of Sanskrit and is very rich in it's literary works spanning over thousands of years.