A district-level Folk Art Day was celebrated by the Kala Sanskruti Sangha here on Saturday in which different programmes like public meetings, Padyatra day and others were organised on the day.
A Padyatra was flagged off by educationist Professor Tahalu Sahoo from Beheramal here participated by artists of Pala, Daskathia, Sanchar, Bhagabat and other dance forms.
A public meeting was held in which Collector Bibhuti Bhusan Dash attended as chief guest. He said that everyone should work for the development of our culture which is the part and parcel of our life.
DRDA Project Director Satyanarayan Dash, Prof Tahalu Sahoo and Tapas Ray Chowdhury also spoke. District Culture Officer Ajay Kumar Jena coordinated the programme. The folk groups also performed on the occasion and were felicitated.