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Jagannatha temple, Puri, Odisha, India.
The official language of the Indian state of Odisha is Odia (also known as Oriya).12
It is an Indo-Aryan language that is also officially recognized as a "scheduled" language under the Indian constitution. While Odia is spoken by the majority of the state's nontribal population, it has also been widely adopted by many tribal groups as their primary language.12