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02/09/22 13:52 PM IST

Nuakhai – The Harvest Festival Of Odisha

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  • Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival celebrated in Odisha. Celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, this festival is the most auspicious and important social festival in western Odisha.
Nuakhai Festival 
  • In Nuakhai, Nua means new and Khai means food. The festival of Nuakhai is celebrated by the farmers of Odisha after the harvesting of grain.
  • On this festival, Odia people, even those living in far off lands return to their native places to be the part of the celebration.
  • The festival is celebrated by wearing new clothes and offering prayers to God, following which a feast is thrown and food prepared using newly harvested crops is consumed.
  • The Nuakhai festival is the most famous social festival celebrated in the Western Odisha and nearby areas of Simdega in Jharkhand. A similar festival is that of Nabanna which is celebrated in Coastal Odisha.
  • Odisha has a vibrant culture of festivals and the Nuakhai festival is just one of the 13 festivals celebrated in Odisha. This is popularly called as in the local Odia language as the ‘Bara Massa re Teraa Parva’.
Source- Times Now 

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