Tag: Sital Sasthi Yatra

Boudh: A day after a man was allegedly murdered during Sital Sasthi Yatra in Manamunda of Boudh district; an irate mob today torched the house and shop of one Charan Meena alleging his involvement in the crime. The villagers set the house and shop of Meena on fire suspecting him to be one of the […]

Sambalpur: Sital Sasthi Yatra, which celebrates the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, will begin in Sambalpur today. The festival will begin with the Patarapendi ritual during which engagement of Lord Shiva locally known as Balunkeswara baba of Nandapada will be held. As per the tradition, relatives of the groom along with ‘Saptarsi Pandit […]