By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has greeted people on occasion of Nuakhai. Chief Minister Patnaik also shared a video message.
“ଆପଣମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ନୂଆଁଖାଇର ଜୁହାର। ମା’ ସମଲେଶ୍ବରୀ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଭଲରେ ରଖନ୍ତୁ। #ନୂଆଁଖାଇଜୁହାର,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in a tweet.
Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattanaik has created a sandy image on Puri’s Blue Flag Golden Beach extending greetings on Nuakhai.
Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival in Odisha, celebrated to welcome the season’s new rice. Celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, Nuakhai is the most auspicious and important social festival in Western Odisha. Community functions called “Nuakhai Bhetghat” are organised at various public places throughout the state. One can immerse in the local culture of Odisha