Nuankhai, the famous agrarian festival of western Odisha, was celebrated amid devotional ambiences across Subarnapur district on Saturday.
The festival was held in villages like Narayanpur under Sonepur block, Dalitpada of Gajbandh village and Rugudipali village under Tarbha block .Communities organised feasts.
In Narayanpur village, above 550 people belonging to 100 families ate together. The feast began after the Para Gountia offered prayers in the local temple. In Gajbandh village, members of around 95 families organised a feast after Nabanna was offered to the presiding deity. Among others, Saroj Kumar Tandi, Dayanidhi Mahananda, Akash Chandra Tandi and Srihari Deep organised the programme.
A Nuankhai Bhetghat (get-together) programme was organised in Pua gram panchayat under Tarbha block in the district.
The grand programme organised by the Patitapaban Youth club was attended by block Chairman Sasmita Mallik, ZP members Prabin Nag and Saroj Kampa. On the occasion different persons, including news reporter Srikumar Mahanta, were felicitated.