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NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: BJP National VP in Charge of Assam and Delhi, Baijayant ‘Jay’Panda and Jindal Steel and Power Limited Chairman and former Lok Sabha MP, Naveen Jindal on Saturday joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wish people of Odisha on occasion of Nuakhai.
“ନୂଆଁଖାଇ ଜୁହାର୍ .ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ଅବସରରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭକାମନା । ନୂଆଁଖାଇ ଅବସରରେ ଆମେ ଆମ ଚାଷୀ ଭାଇଙ୍କ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟମ ଓ ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ନିର୍ମାଣରେ ଯୋଗଦାନକୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିବା ।ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କର ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ଓ ଉତ୍ତୋରତ୍ତର ଉନ୍ନତି କାମନା କରୁଛି ।,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted @narendramodi.
“Nuakhai Juhar!Greetings and best wishes to the people of Odisha on the auspicious occasion of Nuakhai. May Maa Samaleswari shower her blessings on allFolded hands,” JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal tweeted @MPNaveenJindal.
“ଖୁସିର ବଡ଼ଖା ତିହାର୍ .ସମ୍ କୁ ମୋର୍ ନୂଆଁଖାଇ ଜୁହାର୍ । କୃଷିଭିତ୍ତିକ ଗଣପର୍ବ #ନୂଆଁଖାଇ ଅବସରରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଓ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ମା ସମଲେଇ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ସୁଖଶାନ୍ତି ଓ ସମୃଦ୍ଧିର ବର୍ଷା କରନ୍ତୁ।ଜୟ ମାଁ ସମଲେଇ Folded hands,” BJP National VP Baijayant Jay Panda tweeted @PandaJay.
As per the lagna for the ritual fixed by the Pundit Mahasabha, the Nabanna was being offered to the Goddess between 10.15 am and 10.25 am on Saturday. Devotees were being allowed to have darshan of the Goddess at Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur city following the ritual amid Covid guidelines between 12pm to 5.30 pm, sources said.
Keeping the rush of the devotees in view, the temple administration has changed the timing for public darshan. On the auspicious occasion, family members and relatives join for a get-together with a feast to mark the day. The younger members of the family seek the blessings of the elder ones by offering ‘Nuakhai Juhar’.
Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of western Odisha in India. It is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the calendar it is observed on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhadraba (August–September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
