The Famous Festival of the Silk city(Berhampur) is Thakurani Yatra, one of the biggest festivals of Southern odisha and celebrated with a great pomp.
Budhi Thakurani is considered as the Ista Devi of Silk city, as a child feels safe in mother Lap like this every single person believed to Maa Thakurani. Budhi Thakurani temple is situated in old Berhampur. A huge number of devotees visit the temple and worship to the deity inside the shrines is a piece of stone and completely smeared with sindoor. Specially the Goddess was worshiped by the weaver community.
