Berhampur, Nov 19: A large number of devotees congregated at different ghats in Odisha’s Berhampur city on the occasion of the boat festival which was celebrated with joy and religious fervor in the state on Friday.

Odias across the globe celebrating Kartik Purnima by floating decorated boats made while recalling the state’s glorious maritime history amid Covid-19 restrictions.

Devotees have witnessed offering puja on the banks of the water bodies keep humming the popular rhyming phrase, “aa ka ma boi, Pana Gua Thoi, Pana Gua Tora, Masaka dharma mora”.