A preparatory meeting for the celebration of Nabarangpur district’s annual tribal cultural festival Mondei-2017 was held under the chairmanship of district Collector Rashmita Panda here on Monday.
It was decided for the inaugural function of Mondei would kick off on November 19 from the Jagannath temple of Indravati under Tentulikhunti block. The block-level Mondei would start from November 19 and the district-level festival would be held from December 7 to 9.
The festival would have cultural programmes consisting of dance, songs, sports, traditional music and recitation of poems besides a five-day Pallishree Mela.
District Council of Culture Secretary and DIPRO Subash Nial presented the details for the preparation of Mondei. District Planning Committee Chairperson Manohar Randhari, Special Development Council Chairperson Motiram Nayak, Municipality Chairperson Basanti Soura and Minister’s Representative Pramod Padhy participated in the discussions.