Bhubaneswar (Odisha), June 14 -- : Raja Parba, a 3-day festival celebrating womanhood is being celebrated across Odisha starting Monday. During this period, it is believed that Mother Earth menstruates and prepares herself for future agricultural activities with the arrival of monsoon, said Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC), chairperson S Mishra.
Speaking to ANI, Mishra said, "It is believed that during this period Mother Earth menstruates & prepare herself for future agricultural activities with the arrival of monsoon."
She mentioned that the festival is synonymous with varieties of cakes (pithas). Keeping this in view, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Sunday launched a special programme named 'Pitha on Wheels'....