Bhawanipatna: The annual Kalahandi Utsav was inaugurated amid festivity at Junagarh in Kalahandi district on Saturday morning.
The festivities began after worshipping Maa Lankeswari followed by firelights at Trinatha Temple. Later, a long procession was taken out that converged at a special platform, Maa Lankeswari Manch, at the local high school playground.
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Junagarh MLA Dibyasankar Mishra and district collector, Kalahandi, Susanta Kumar Patel formally inaugurated the festival by taking firelight to the stage and hoisting a flag.
