The Raja festival was celebrated by the Samanta Parishad, Odisha here on Friday. Different competitions were organised among women members of the Samanta Parishad to focus on Raja specialities like Poda Pitha, Pana, Jhoti and songs.
Former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture Dr Bimalendu Mohanty felicitated Bishnu Charan Mohanty and Bharat Chandra Pattnaik with the Samanta Ratna and Samanta Gaurav awards, respectively.