Andhra Bhasa Bibardhan Samajam and Telugu associations of Brahmapur conducted the "Sankaranti Sambarulu" here on the holy occasion of Makar Sankranti. A grand cultural procession started in from the Satyanarayan Swami Temple, in which large numbers of Telugu speaking people participated.
Next at Andhra Mahila Samajam, they observed "Bhogi" by burning fire. In the celebration, Brahmapur MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu, MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, State Planning Board Member Dr Ramesh Chandra Chayupatnaik, Mayer Sanghamitra Dalai, State Cashew Development Corporation Limited Chairman Subash Moharana, many Corporators and renowned persons participated.
Cultural functions were conducted, where women performed traditional dances. However, the main attraction of the programme was the presence of famous cine artist from South India, P Sai Kumar. He recalled his association with Brahmapur and entertained the audience with his popular dialogues from his films. President of the Organising Committee P Satyanarayan, chief coordinator R Srinivasan, T Vasudev Rao, Venkat Ramana, T Kishore among others cooperated.