City

Preparatory Meet: Cuttack Peace Committee Proposes Drug & DJ-Free Dussehra This Year

Cuttack: As preliminary ritual for Durga Puja has already started, the Cuttack Peace Committee held a preparatory meeting on Sunday for peaceful celebration of Dussehra in the city.

The meeting discussed arrangements for peaceful celebration of Dussehra and immersion of the idols at the end of the festival in the commercial city.

It was reportedly decided that high decibel DJs will not be allowed during immersion procession and steps would be taken to make the celebration drug-free. Dashami is scheduled to be held on October 24 and immersion ceremony on October 25.

The preliminary ritual of ‘Mati Anukula’ was performed on the auspicious occasion of ‘Janmashtami’ in the city which is known for grand celebration of Dussehra with massive gates, arcades and huge statues of Goddess Durga. Members of different puja committees collected the holy soil from different sources for starting construction of the idols on the day.

The city also witnesses grand ‘Bhasani’ (immersion) procession of Devi idols. Large number of people participate in the immersion procession that is carried out on a long stretch through lane and sub-lanes amid bursting of crackers and music bands.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Ex-Army Officer Of Odisha Loses Rs 1 Cr After Being Trapped In ‘Digital Arrest’

Cuttack: A former Army officer from Odisha’s Cuttack has lost Rs one crore after being…

11 hours ago

Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ Set For OTT Release; Here’s All You Need To Know

Mumbai: There’s good news for those who missed ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ in theatres but want to…

11 hours ago

Odisha CM Launches 1542 MPACS To Boost Rural Economy Through Cooperatives

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched 1,542 Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Cooperatives…

12 hours ago

Christmas Day Tragedy: Tourist Boat Capsizes Off Goa’s Calangute Beach; One Dead, 20 Rescued

Panjim: Christmas turned tragic for a family from Maharashtra as a 54-year-man died after a tourist…

12 hours ago

Intense Rain To Lash 7 Odisha Dists Tonight, Yellow Alert For Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: At least seven districts of Odisha are likely to experience zone or two intense…

12 hours ago

Kriti Sanon’s Fun-Filled Christmas Celebrations With Rumoured Beau Kabir Bahia & ‘Santa Claus’ MS Dhoni

Mumbai: It was a fun-filled and loved-up Christmas for Kriti Sanon. The Bollywood actress took…

12 hours ago

This website uses cookies.