Kartika Purnima

Soro: Today is the Kartika Purnima and ‘Boita Bandana’ festival. On this occasion, a 200-foot long boat was floated in a pond by the Madan Mohan Jew Samiti of Manatri village in Soro block of Balasore district in Odisha. As the…

Puri: Devotees in large numbers gathered at Puri's historic Narendra Pokhari to participate in the traditional Boit Vandana (boat festival) celebrations marking Kartik Purnima on Wednesday. The sacred occasion witnessed a large turnout…

Bhubaneswar: The people of Odisha are celebrating Kartika Purnima by performing the Boita Bandana ritual in the early morning in various water bodies. People were seen floating various handmade boats with paan, betel, flower, and diyas at…

Paradip: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi flags off the ‘Boita Bandana’ festival in Paradip port today on the occasion of Kartik Purnima. The ‘Boita Bandana’ is a traditional activity to commemorate the historical maritime trade of old Odisha,…

Malkangiri: Untoward happening during Kartik Purnima, a minor girl drowned in a pond while going to collect money from a boat in Malkangiri.  Such an incident occurred in a village in Champanagar near Malkangiri district of Odisha.…

Puri: The Jagannath temple at Puri is crowded with people as they wait to witness the ‘Rajarajeswar besa’ or the ‘Suna besa’ of the Trinity deities on the occasion of Kartik Purnima today. According to traditions, Lord Jagannath is…

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Kartik Purnima, devotees float their boats placing betel leaves and nuts called ‘Boita Bandana’ in different ponds and rivers all over Odisha. To commemorate our traditional maritime trade people float toy…

Puri: Keeping in view the huge crowd expected on Kartika Purnima in the holy city of Puri ample arrangement has been made to check traffic congestion and for smooth darshan of the deities by the devotees. Accordingly, from hospital chowk to…

Bhubaneswar: The last five days of the holy Kartika month in Odisha are observed as Panchuka, have begun from today, that is Tuesday but it will be observed for four days this year. During these five days, the people refrain from all types…

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Panchuka 2024 will start from November 12. This year Panchuka will be observed for four days instead of five days, said reports on Saturday. However on the occasion of Panchuka, there will be a huge crowd of devotees…