India, Sept. 1 -- Banki/Cuttack: A festive ritual ended on a tragic note after a woman reportedly drowned and went missing in the Mahanadi in Odisha's Cuttack district today.
The incident occured at Banki's Damapada early in the morning. The woman, identified as Pinky Swain, drowned in the swollen river while taking a bath in the wee hours.
As per reports, Pinky, along with a few other women had gone to Ratagada ghat of the Mahanadi for idol immersion after 'Khudurukuni Osa' (an annual festival observed by unmarried girls and women during the the Bhadra month for well-being of their brothers and family). They were bathing along the banks after the 'visarjan' when Pinky suddenly slipped and fell into the river. Women who had accompanied...