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Prabasi Odias settled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted a Nuakhai Bhetghat at the Indian Consulate in Dubai on September 11th. This is state to be the largest in-person gathering on the occasion of Nuakhai outside India. The audience was captivated by an extravagant display of Sambalpuri culture that featured Western Odisha's language, music and dance, and handlooms.

It is pertinent to mention here that this is the largest in-person get-together on the occasion of Nuakhai, anywhere outside India. 

People in western Odisha celebrated the most important agrarian and social festival Nuakhai, which began on Thursday. This year, the festival is being celebrated with pomp and grandeur.

Nuakhai is around the corner and what better way to celebrate the festival than indulging in merrymaking like this elderly woman!This raw rendition of popular ‘Rangabati’ song of west Odisha has gone viral on social media.

Odisha government had earlier this year announced that the eligible farmers will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,000 twice a year during the next three years on the occasions of Akshaya Tritiya and Nuakhai

The Odisha government on Monday announced that the banks will remain closed on September 1, 2022, on the occasion of Nuakhai.

Following traditional puja at the Brahmapura temple in Sambalpur city, priests finalised the lagna, a day after the Janmashtami yesterday. As per the tradition, the Nuakhai is celebrated on ‘Panchami tithi’ of the Odia month of Bhadraba.

On the eve of Nuakhai on September 10th, Tisya and her father Priyadarshee dived into the sea at the ‘Dibba Rock’ and from a depth of 40 feet they sent out their ‘Nuakhai’ wish to the people.

The principal agrarian festival of western Odisha Nuakhai is being celebrated today. Though the festival is celebrated with fervour every year, this year it has been a muted affair in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The traditional agrarian festival of Nuakhai is celebrated in Odisha with much splendor. People in the western part of the state celebrate and worship nature during the festival. Nuakhai is celebrating the oneness of nature and people.

Nuakhai festival gives a perfect opportunity to people in western Odisha to strengthen community bond and brotherhood like nowhere else.

Bolangir: Western Odisha is all set to celebrate the agrarian festival of the region ‘Nuakhai’, the ‘lagna’ of which has been fixed for September 14. As per tradition, people will offer Nabanna, the newly harvested paddy, to Goddesses Samaleswari Devi and later to their presiding deities on Nuakhai. Markets in several parts of Bolangir and […]

Bhubaneswar: With general elections approaching, political parties in Odisha have braced themselves to leave no stone unturned to woo voters. The case in point being ruling-BJD’s plans to celebrate Nuakhai- an agricultural festival of Western Odisha – in a grand manner. BJD has decided to celebrate ‘Nuakhai Juhar Bhetghat’ with great fervour from September 20 […]

Bhubaneswar: The agitating western Odisha teachers of block grant schools and colleges today celebrated Nuakhai on the road at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar. With their high-level meeting with the State government officials ending inconclusive, the teachers were left with no choice but to observe the festival on the road. The strike of the block grant […]

Bhubaneswar: Nuakhai, the agrarian festival of Western Odisha was celebrated with pomp and grandeur on Saturday. As per rituals, the newly harvested crop also known as Nabanna was offered to goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Sambalpur between 9:05 am and 9:15 am today. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended wishes to the people of […]

Sambalpur: Celebrated a day after ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ every year, Western Odisha is all set to celebrate ‘Nuakhai’ tomorrow. As per the ‘Lagna’, ‘Nabanna’ or rice out of newly-harvested paddy crop will be offered to Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Sambalpur between 9.05 am and 9.15 am. On the occasion, Goddess Samaleswari will be draped […]

Sambalpur: Priests on Tuesday finalized the ‘Lagna’ (auspicious moment) of Nuakhai, the agrarian festival of Western Odisha, here on the Brahmapura temple premises. As per the ‘Lagna’, ‘Nabanna’ or rice out of newly-harvested paddy crop will be offered to Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of the Sambalpur between 9.05 am and 9.15 am, on August […]

Bhawanipatna: The gadajata area in Kalahandi district is celebrating Nuakhai – the agrarian festival– with religious fervor and devotion on Sunday. According to source, the celebrations began after the ‘Nabanna’ or new rice out of newly harvested paddy crop was offered to Goddess Manikeswari at 8.45 am. After offering the ‘Nabanna’ to the deity, locals […]

Sambalpur: Despite deficit rainfall this season, people across Western Odisha are gearing up to celebrate the festival Nuakhai scheduled to be held on Tuesday. During the agrarian annual festival, people worship their presiding deities and seek blessings for good rain, bumper crop and a favourable weather for farming. The festival marks the eating of newly […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet today approved the new start-up policy of the Odisha government to promote entrepreneurship in the state through provision of incentives for start-up ventures. Briefing media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said the policy would chart a road map to place Odisha among the top three investment destinations […]