 Guru Mayadhar Raut has been honoured with - Padma Shri by the President of India, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Utkal Pratibha Puraskar, Odissi Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Rajeev Gandhi Samman, Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Award and Tagore Akademi Ratna - one-time honour of Tagore Samman as a part of the ongoing commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the Sangeet Natak Akademy, National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.In 2010, his 80th birthday was marked by a five-day international festival of music and dance titled "Yaatra" in Delhi.On this occasion, a book titled, "Odissi Yaatra - Journey of Guru Mayadhar Raut", written by Aadya Kaktikar and edited by Madhumita Raut, was also released.