The Pioneer, Sept 15, 2009
Bhubaneswar: Juhaar, a socio-cultural organisation of the Oriya community in New Delhi, celebrated the traditional western Orissa festival of Nuakhai with great fervour at the Mavalankar Auditorium of the Vittal Bhai Patel House on Rafi Marg, on Saturday. The ceremonial puja of deities was followed by a colourful cultural programme in the function, Nuakhai Bhetghat, which was attended by more than 1,000 Oriya and non-Oriya people of Delhi. The Hirakud Kala Parishad performed a traditional dance programme that brought about a feeling of déjà vu and nostalgia for the Oriya community. A souvenir, Surta, was released by Kalahandi MP Bhakta Charan Das. The Juhaar family, which started with a small group of western Orissa students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, has been organising the Nuakhai festival for the last 15 years. Tapas Nayak of the Juhaar family said the festival would be organised in an ever bigger manner next year by hosting it at the Talkatora Stadium.
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