The 6th kalinga mahotsav - a festival of Martial dances, was held at Dheuli stupa, Bhubaneswar, on the 23rd and 24th of Feb. 2008. The program of the festival was as follows:
| 23rd February | Martial dance based choreography by South Korea troupe. 'Rodugak' (The delivered) is a performance about human life cycle structured in 6 brief scenes, each dealing roughly with confusion, birth, passion, ordeal, Nirvana, and so forth. A variety of martial arts such as Taeguk, Sunmudo, acrobatics, Bongsul (Chinese stick techniques), sword dance & technique, etc. are extensively used in this piece. |
| Tatteta gullu, acrobatic and drum dance from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh by Sri Rama Tatteta Gullu group directed by P. Adinarayanan. |
| Lok Kala Alha (Heroic ballads) from Uttar Pradesh by Fouzdar Singh Alhasamrat and party –'Bunderkhan raja' |
| 24th February | Topa Todhung, Tibetan martial dance by Tibetan Indian Foundation, NewDelhi. |
| Paik dance by Bira Surendra Martial Art Troupe, Talcher Group leader: Gandharva Devata. |
| Lok Kala Alha (Heroic ballads) from Uttar Pradesh by Fouzdar Singh Alhasamrat and party –'Marwar ki lorhei' |