India, Aug. 28 -- Sambalpur: The Nabanna (newly harvested rice) was offered to Maa Samalei at the Samaleswari Temple on the auspicious Nuakhai in Sambalpur district of Odisha.
The Nabanna sourced from three priests for the sacred offering at Maa Samalei was made between 10.33 am and 10.55 am at the temple following other rituals.
Following the offering, temple remained opened for devotees for darshan on Nuakhai, informed chief priest Ambika Ray on Thursday.
On the occasion of Nuakhai, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Panchayatiraj Minister Rabi Nayak, Sambalpur MLA Jaynarayan Mishra and their supporters as well as correspondents of 29 national-level media houses will rece...