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Raja Parba kicks off with fanfare

Bhubaneswar: The three-day Raja festival in Odisha kicked off today with much fanfare. The major Odia festival celebrates womanhood. Girls and young women shun cooking and participate in merriment wearing new clothes and climb swings or play dice and card games. In rural areas, men too take part in the festivities with much fervour and […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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