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People of western Odisha are celebrating the auspicious Nuakhai today. The celebration begins with the offering of Nabanna, the season's first harvest.
But, do you know there are different Nabanna timings for different parts of western Odisha?
The people of western Odisha rely on ancient traditions to determine the auspicious moment of Nuakhai, the agrarian festival of new harvest.
While the entire state observes the festival on the same day, the exact timing of the Nabanna offering ritual, the first rice from the new crop, differs from region to region.
The reason lies in the deeply rooted faith that each area's presiding deity ...