Today we are why Nuakhai Celebrated? It is also called Nuakhai or Nuankhai. This is an agricultural festival which is mainly found in India by Odisha people. Nuakhai is observed for the reception of new rice in the season. This festival is celebrated on the next day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, on the fifteen days of Bhadrapada month of Panchami tithi. This is the most important social festival in western Odisha and Jharkhand adjoining areas, where Odia culture is very prominent. So let's get some information about this festival.
Nuakhai is also called Nuakhai Parab, meaning nua, meaning new and khai means food, so the name means that the farmers are in possession of newly harvested rice. This festival is celebrated at a particular time of the day, which is called lagan. Arsaa pithaa is ready to celebrate this festival. When the pagan comes, people first remember the goddess of their village. Its best celebration is in Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Balangir, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Boudh and Nuapada districts of Odisha.Some researchers found that the basic idea of celebrating this festival is to be found for at least the Vedic period. During the formation of a state in Sambalpuri, Nukai played a major role in promoting agriculture as a way of life for religious rites. Thus, to make Nuakhai the symbol of Sambalpuri culture and heritage, credit can be given to Raja Ramai Deo. Nuakhai is believed to have nine colors and as a result, nine rituals are performed as a proposal on the actual day of celebration.
Nuakhai is celebrated locally. These rituals are first observed in the temple of the village of the area's area. After that, people worship in their respective households and give religious ritual to god Lakshmi of wealth in her home god and Hindu tradition. People wear new clothes for this event. It is a tradition that after offering the judge to God, the eldest member of the family shares nua to other members of the family. After taking the nua, all the junior members of the family give their respect to their elders. In the evening during this festival, the so-called folklore called Nuakhai Bhetghat Dances and songs are organized.
Nuakhai is a joint and unified force among the people of West Odisha living in Delhi, as they connect and celebrate the occasion of Nuakhai. Now the settlers of Odisha living in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Surat, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, and Visakhapatnam have been celebrating Nuakhai in their new cities over the last few decades. In 1991, along with the Odisha government, a new look of unity was given by various social organizations of western Odisha.
