Tag: Khairaguda

Baragarh/Bolangir: World famous Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is all set to begin from Monday as all the rituals were conducted before Goddess ‘Samaleswari’- the presiding deity of the event and western Odisha. The artisans are busy giving final touches to stage for the 11-day gala festival. The event which will set the stage for all mythological […]

A day before the Sulia Festival of Khairaguda, Bolangir district administration has imposed section 144 of Cr PC at three sacrifice sites (Sana Khala, Bada Khala and Nua Khala) to ensure that large number of animal slaughter should not occur unlike previous years.

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of animals were sacrificed as part of a tribal custom during the “Sulia Yatra” in Odisha’s Bolangir district on Tuesday. The sacrifice of animals was carried out to appease the gods. Hundreds of animals, such as goats and buffalos, were killed during the puja while the district administration and police remained mute spectators. […]