In a move to promote Indian cultural diversity and regional products, the Indian Embassy in Bahrain has inaugurated new Odisha State Tourism and One District One Product (ODOP) walls in its Consular hall. The ceremony took place in the presence of members from the Odiya community residing in Bahrain. Addressing the gathering in Odiya, Ambassador Mr. Vinod K. Jacob expressed gratitude to the Odiya community for their assistance in sourcing the ODOP items.

The inauguration event included a short cultural presentation and a ‘Taste of Odisha’ featuring local culinary delicacies, arranged by the Odiya community. Various ODOP products from Odisha were exhibited and will remain on display for a month.

The initiative is part of the Embassy’s ‘focus state/union territory’ program, which aims to promote touristic and ODOP products from different Indian states in Bahrain for approximately one month each. Odisha is the fifth state to be featured, following Rajasthan, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.