n An adventure coffee table book on the famous Massai Mara wilderness, authored by Puri Gajapati King Dibyasingha Deb, was released by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Saturday. The book is titled “Majestic Mara”.
The travelogue features the Puri Gajapati’s rich illustrations and memoirs from his expedition at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya. It showcases beautiful shots by professional photographers, Asish Dhir, Dillip Dhir Samant and Amarjyoti Singh Deo, from Odisha during their eight-day tour last year. The scene was video-graphed by the Gajapati.s
The Gajapati said, “In August 2018, a team from Odisha had visited the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and saw the great migration of wildebeest. The professional photographers from Bhubaneswar clicked the still photographs.”
Later on the day, the film was screened and the photographs of the safari were showcased at an exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy here.
All are invited to witness the exhibition and the film from 11.30 am to 7.30 pm till November 22, the Gajapati told reporters.
