The Prime Minister of India has extended his good wishes to the farmers on the occasion of Nuakhai(September 1)
What is Naukhai?
Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival in Odisha, celebrated to welcome the season’s new rice.
Celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, Nuakhai is one of the most important festivals in western Odisha and neighbouring areas in Simdega district of Jharkhand.
The much-awaited festival of western Odisha, Nuakhai is celebrated with Nabanna offering to Goddess Samaleswari on September 1.
In Nuakhai, nua means new and khai means food. So, the festival of nuakhai is a festival to celebrate newly harvested food by the farmers.
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