Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wished everybody on the occasion of Raja festival 2021. In the wake of Covid 19, he urged to observe the festival staying at home.
The CM took to twitter and said that Raja festival is the worship of mother earth. It speaks about the greatness of women. He appealed to be careful about bringing up, health and education of women of all ages.
Also, the CM urged everybody to observe the great festival at home in the wake of covid pandemic. He also appealed to work towards making of a beautiful future of girls and a healthy society.
ରଜ ପୃଥିବୀମାତାଙ୍କ ଉପାସନା ତଥା ନାରୀତ୍ବର ମହନୀୟତାର ପର୍ବ। ଏହି ଅବସରରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @Naveen_Odisha ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଜଣାଇ ଛୋଟ ଛୋଟ ଝିଅଙ୍କଠାରୁ ମା’ମାନଙ୍କ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପୋଷଣ, ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ଓ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପ୍ରତି ଯତ୍ନବାନ ହେବା ସହ କୋଭିଡ ସ୍ଥିତିରେ ଘରେ ରହି ରଜ ଉତ୍ସବ ପାଳନ କରିବାକୁ ଆହ୍ବାନ କରିଛନ୍ତି। pic.twitter.com/8ySCibTG77
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) June 14, 2021
Raja is a prime festival of Odisha that is truly unique in a way that it celebrates menstruation, womanhood and fertility, topics which are rarely publicly discussed in Odisha.
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