Bhubaneswar, April 17 -- The Chaitra Navratra is celebrated across the entire country. In many places apart from Goddess Shakti, Lord Ram, and Ram Navami are also celebrated with great fervour. But it is only in Odisha that Sudasha Brata or vrata is celebrated on Chaitra Dashami to welcome and worship Goddess Lakshmi. The state has many unique practices and festivals and Sudasha Bratais one of the special ones.What is Sudasha Brata?

It is the tenth day of the Chaitra Navratra when this festival is celebrated. A married Odia woman performs puja with full devotion to Goddess Lakshmi and prays for the overall well-being of the entire family members. The Brata is observed when on the tenth day of the Chaitra Navratra, the moon is in the waxi...