By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Nuakhai.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said:”Nuakhai Juhar! Best wishes to everyone on this special day. This is an occasion to express gratitude to our hardworking farmers for their exemplary work in feeding our nation. May our society scale new heights of progress and may everyone be happy as well as healthy.”
“ନୂଆଁଖାଇ ଜୁହାର୍ ! ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ବିଶେଷ ଦିନର ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା । କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରି ଦେଶବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ଖାଦ୍ୟାନ୍ନ ଯୋଗାଉଥିବା ଆମର ଚାଷୀ ଭାଇ ମାନଙ୍କୁ କୃତଜ୍ଞତା ଜଣାଇବାର ଏହି ଅବସର । ଆମ ସମାଜ ପ୍ରଗତିର ନୂଆ ଉଚ୍ଚତାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚୁ । ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସୁଖ, ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ କାମନା କରୁଛି ।”
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
