Highlights From This Year’s Table
Traditional, Fusion, and Youth entries came together at the OSA Convention — thank you to every family who cooked, every judge who tasted, and every volunteer who made the day happen.
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2026 Winners
1st Place
Bijayalaxmi Senapati
Enduri Pitha
2nd Place
Gopa Guru
Podapitha
3rd Place
Sunita Rout
Kakara Pitha
Congratulations to all three winners, and to every one of the 22 families who brought a dish to the table this year.
Judges & Volunteers
Padma Shri Aruna Mohanty
Renowned Odissi dancer
Dr. Nita Mohanty
Judge
Mrs. Jayanti Mohanty
Judge
The competition was judged by this distinguished three-member panel, whose presence added great cultural depth, credibility, and honor to the event.
We also sincerely thank the Minnesota Odia volunteers — Chinmayee Panda, Gitanjali Das, Purnima Choudhury, and Manas Choudhury — whose quiet dedication and hard work made the event successful.
View All 22 Entries
| # | Name | Pitha Entered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasturee Pattnaik | Chittau Pitha |
| 2 | Sujata Mohapatra | Khira Podapitha |
| 3 | Swagatika Panda | Kakara |
| 4 | Vijji Mohanty | Lau Podapitha |
| 5 | Mousumi Satapathy | Khira Manda |
| 6 | Gopa Guru | Podapitha |
| 7 | Sonali Ray | Khira Chitau Pitha |
| 8 | Sonali Pattanaik | Manda Pitha |
| 9 | Sunita Sahoo | Arisa Pitha |
| 10 | Kunita Mishra | Enduri Pitha |
| 11 | Banishree Pattanaik | Kakarra Pitha |
| 12 | Madhumita Sahoo | Khira Podapitha |
| 13 | Iteeshree Mohapatra | Gaintha Manda |
| 14 | Gayatri Senapati | Kakharu Podapitha |
| 15 | Bimala Mishra | Raja Ambapitha |
| 16 | Padma Mishra | Podapitha |
| 17 | Sonali Das | Suji Manda Pitha |
| 18 | Bijayalaxmi Senapati 🥇 | Enduri Pitha |
| 19 | Susmita Bhuyan | Kakara |
| 20 | Sunita Rout 🥉 | Kakara Pitha |
| 21 | Sikhyasri Biswal | Saptapuri Pitha |
| 22 | Ullasini Sahoo | Arisha |