Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cooperative Tassar and Silk Federation Ltd (SERIFED) on Friday despatched 300 kg of Basungapatta, a special type of rope prepared from Mulberry yarn, to Jagannath temple in Puri.
Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources, flagged off the vehicle carrying the ropes at the head office of Serifed in Bhubaneswar.
Bhagirathi Nanda, president, SERIFED; Arbinda Padhee, principal secretary, HT&H department; Shovan Krishna Sahu, Director of Textiles & Handloom, Odisha; Saroj Kumar Patel, MD, SERIFED; Purushottam Dash, secretary, SERIFED and other officers of HT&H department were present.
Amlan, the exclusive outlet of the SERIFED, has been providing Basungapatta to Jagannath Temple since long.
Basungapatta is a special type of rope prepared from Mulberry yarns as per the requirement of the temple administration.
The Basungapatta is used for preparation of “Vijaya Dori”, ‘Paita’, ‘Rakhis’ and other works of the Lords. It is used during the Gupta Niti after Debasnahan Purnima and in Rath Yatra every year. SERIFED supplied Basungapatta worth Rs 33,000 in 2000-01 and Rs 12,000 in 2022-23.
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Odisha from May…
New Delhi: AAP MP Swati Maliwal has reacted to a video that has emerged from…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience hot and humid weather conditions from Saturday amid the…
Bhubaneswar: JSW Foundation distributed 40 bicycles to young footballers being trained under its guidance. Recently, JSW…
Bhubaneswar: Corruption and unemployment have increased in Odisha in the last 25 years and people…
Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, producer of smelter grade alumina and a unit of Vedanta Aluminium,…
Berhampur: Police foiled a murder accused's bid to escape from Kodala police station in Odisha’s…
New Delhi: Giving an update on her health, Rakhi Sawant recently disclosed that she has…