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Friday, August 25, 2017

Odisha Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wishes Nuakhai Juhar through amazing sand art

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik took to Twitter and wished the people of Odisha a very happy Nuakhai Juhar.

Nuakhai is the harvest festival of Odisha wherein farmers are in possession of new rice of the season. They offer the first produce of their respective lands to Goddess Samaleswari and then consume it personally. It is one of the major festivals celebrated widely in the state.

There is a famous Samleswari Temple in Odisha dedicated to Maa Samleswari. The presiding deity of Sambalpur, Shree Shree Samaleswari is a strong religious force in western part of Odisha and Chhattisgarh



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The 'Festival of Harvest' is more famously known as Nuakhai in Odisha where people celebrate it full gusto and spirit.

The name 'Nuakhai' is a combination of two words, 'Nua' meaning new and 'khai' which means food. When put together, Nuakhai stands for new rice, further suggesting that the farmers in possession of newly harvested rice.

People worship food grain on this auspicious day which is looked upon as a new ray of hope. Also, farmers offer the first produce from their lands to goddess Samaleswari, to whom the festival is dedicated. Following the Hindu calendar, the day falls on the  Panchami Tithi of the lunar fortnight in Bhadrapada (August–September) months, the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

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