Balasore: Women bid farewell to Goddess Durga on Vijaya Dashami in the traditional way today. The influence of Bengali tradition reflects in the district due to its close proximity to West Bengal.
Balasore town adopted their traditional way of biding adieu to Devi by performing the ‘Sindoor Khela’. Woman, dressed white and red sarees exchanged Shubho Bijaya greetings and performed rituals like darpan bisarjan followed by Sindoor khela, the playful ritual by women applying vermilion on each other.
The Bengali residents here observed their family puja with much pomp and gaiety and similar rituals were also performed in many community puja mandaps.
Bhubaneswar: The Central government has approved repatriation of IAS officer Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra to Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: As part of the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Odisha's first Chief Minister ‘Utkal…
Bhubaneswar: The state-level Sishu Mahotsav 2024, 'Suravi', took off on the premises of Capital High…
Mumbai: ‘Yaariyaan’ actor Himansh Kohli got hitched in a private ceremony on Tuesday. The actor…
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to enhance its electrification infrastructure with the introduction…
Bhubaneswar: More than 1400 students from 22 states are participating in the 5th EMRS (Eklavya…
Mumbai: Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna left netizens in a bad mood after he announced the…
Bhubaneswar: The team from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela comprising Arpan Chakrabarty and Dibyajyoti…