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Odia
Murray Hill-QNS +1dia (also sometimes called Oriya) is native to the East Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), where the language holds official status. An estimated 20 members of the Odia community were living in New York when Dr. Krushna Mohan Das established the Orissa Society of NY in 1970, which at the time was based in Cambria Heights, Queens. The group has remained active since, holding annual Odia conventions, as well as frequent utsavs (festivals) and pujas (worship).