The Utkal Sammilani observed the Utkal Divas with much fervour here on Friday. In a decorated Rath and a vehicle of the Information and Public Relations Department (I&PR) along with an announcement system, members and workers of the Sammilani moved across the city.
They later garlanded statutes of total 33 luminaries of the State, including Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das and Parala Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati. Sammilani State president Dr Guru Prasad Mohanty, vice-president Ananta Prasad Jena, senior member Dr Gopal Krushna Shrichandan, Mancheswar Industrial Estate Branch head Dillip Dashsharma and vice-president Sitala Chandra Mohanty took part in the event, among others.