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Boat Festival Is Here!

Known as Boita Bandana or Boat Festival, Kartika Purnima is supposed to be a mass commemoration of the maritime glory of the erstwhile Kalinga.

The Toy Boat Festival also marks the end of a month-long abstinence from non-vegetarian food for most Odia families and the beginning of Bali Jatra along the banks of the Mahandi in Cuttack.

Sand sculpture by Sudarsan Pattnaik on Puri beach with the message, 'Welcome to Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2018'
Paper boats on sale in Bhubaneswar
A vendor selling colour boats for Kartika Purnima
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