Published By : Tuhina Sahoo | October 26, 2021 12:22 PM
Share
Cuttack, Oct 26: The historic Baliyatra will not be organized this year as well, in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation, Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani said. Baliyatra cannot be organised as the seven-day long festival attracts lakhs of people every year. The owners of small businesses, cottage industries, handicrafts traders, medium-scale businessmen, Mission Shakti, and Self-help Groups (SHG) have expressed their disappointment yet again this year. Baliyatra, the festival central to the Millennium City’s culture, is being observed for over 1,000 years in Odisha simultaneously with Boita Bandana Utsav on the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik to commemorate the day when Sadhabas (mariners) would set sail to the distant island of Bali, for trade and cultural expansion. In Cuttack, the Baliyatra festival is celebrated as a grand open-air event on the banks of river Mahanadi adjacent to the Barabati fort for more than a week.
Prameya English Is Now On WhatsApp Join And Get Latest News Updates Delivered To You Via WhatsApp
You Might Also Like
More From Related News
SSB Odisha to release provisional answer keys for B.Ed., M.Ed., & B.H.Ed. entrance exams on July 7
Odisha’s Climate Project wins top award at Seafood Expo Bharat 2025
Vigilance raid: Talcher ASI caught taking bribe
Assault on BMC official: OAS officers to resume work today
PM Modi gifts silver filigree purse to Ghana’s first lady, showcasing Odisha’s filigree craft on global stage
Assault of BMC Addl. Commissioner row: Jagannath Pradhan surrenders before police, arrested
Assault of BMC Addl. Commissioner: Is BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan going to surrender?
Heavy rainfall likely in Odisha until July 7, IMD issues alerts
West Bengal Chief Secretary wrote to Odisha Govt over harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers
BMC Officer Assault: OAS Association gives 3-day ultimatum for arrest of BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan
Odisha health department set for joint drive against water & vector borne diseases
VHP files pleas in Calcutta HC against Jagannath Dham Tag of Digha Jagannath Temple
Odisha RD & PR Minister RN Naik meets RD Secy government of India in Delhi: Hopes new achievements in MNERGA & Rural works
Massive wealth unearthed in vigilance raid on AEE Dileswar Majhi's properties
Union Minister Pradhan visits homeland: Pays obeisance to Maa Hingula in Talcher
How a Gas Stove Mechanic Built a Motorcycle to Make His Son's Dream Come True
Odisha: Woman home guard crushed to death by speeding truck in Cuttack