In view of the Dussehra festival, the Doordarshan (DD) Kendra, Bhubaneswar has made elaborate arrangements to telecast special programmes on Durga Puja on DD-Odia.
A programme entitled ‘Maa Tume Jagatara’ is being telecasted on DD-Odia in satellite and terrestrial mode at 10 pm and 7.15 pm on the next day, respectively. The programme illustrates different Devi Peethas in the State and costumes of Goddess Durga.
Another programme ‘Sharadiya Peetha Parikrama’, being telecasted at 10.15 pm and 8.15 am on the next day, will continue till Thursday. Besides, Puja going on at different Pendals will go on air through the programme ‘Durge Durgati Nashini’ from Tuesday till Saturday at 9 pm.
A special programme ‘Parbana Bela’ will be broadcasted live from Cuttack and Bhubaneswar from Thursday till Sunday in between 7pm and 8.30 pm. It will cover the Puja at strategic Puja Mandaps of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar followed by immersion programmes at the Cuttack-Puri Ghat in the river Kathajodi.