Rituals of Dola Purnima Festival in Odisha celebrated before Holi.

Dola Purnima is a Great festival in odisha. On this day Lord Jagannath is worshiped as the name of Dolagovinda in this festival. It falls on full moon day in the month of falguna. People enjoyed this festival with fun and happiness. 

On this special day villagers take the krishna murti in dola and  roaming every house in night, with great procession by the music of drummers, pipers and the sankirtana mandalis, people believed that god comes to their house for taking prasad, so they clean their house front with cow dung and make special alpana to welcome Krishna and offer various types of fruits.

In various Puranas Dola purnima or Madanamohana describe in various way.

Happy Dola Purnima.

Nuakhai In odisha festival | The Best Sambalpuri Festival.

Nuakhai In The Odisha festival.

                                   

Nuakhai is the odisha festival. Nuakhai is the most important festival in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. 

It is observed on panchami tithi the odia month of  Bhadraba (August- September) the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Women's drape beautiful sambalpuri sarees and men wear traditional kurtas during nuakhai celebration.

The Nuakhai festival meanly observed agricultural people. Nuakhai is major festival in Western odisha. The festival Worship the laxmi maa. Nuakhai is a festival and celebration of happiness, different types of local sweet and foods are cooked. Nuakhai is also called Nuakhai or Nuakahi Bhetghat.

Dance During Nuakhai Bhet Ghat celebration

Maha Shivaratri 2015 Fell on February 17 - Odia Parba

Women in odisha love to drape sarees and visit temples and shivaratri is one of the best day for this. In 2015 shivaratri fell on Feb 17th. On this day women keep whole day of fasting and break it after watching maha dipa around mid night.