In the field of arts & craft orissa, maintains it's dignity for centuries. Applique an vital and traditional craft in Orissa, done in and around Bhubaneswar , this involves the making of enormous applique canopies for Lord Jagannath, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra during the Rath Yatra (Car Festival) Puri. The process of cutting coloured cloth into geometrical and figurative animal and stitching them on to another piece of cloth creates a wonderful product. The usage of this can be found every where -- temple canopies, lamp shades, garden umbrellas, handbags, kitchen accessories, tents, and bed and table covers.

Stone carving of orissa reflects the creativity & culture.It is a major handicraft of Orissa.It can easily been seen in the archaeological monuments, rock-cut sculptures, carves and temples built. The crafts persons have built masterpieces like the Sun Temple , konark, parsurameswar, Mukteswar, Lingaraj temple and other beautiful temples of Bhubaneswar. Puri, an important centre for stone-carving. Red sand stone, soap stone, and granite are used for carving. Patharasahi is another important stone-cutting and stone-carving centre. Bhubaneswar specializes in icons and figures carved in different dance poses. Granite is used to make images modeled on temple figures. Cooking utensils and different household are usually made in sand stone. Different machineries are often used for carving but final touch is by hand.