Nabarangpur,Nov 25: Bureau (Dr. Shiva Narayan Patra): As part of the preparations for the Nabarangpur district’s popular festival Mandaei 2025, a groundbreaking (Bhoomi Poojan) ceremony was held today near the stage at Mandaei Padia. The District Collector and Chairman of the District Mandaei Committee, Dr. Maheshwar Swain, performed the Bhoomi Poojan.
The main Mandaei festival will be celebrated from December 12 to December 16, while the auspicious beginning of the Mandaei will start from Podagad historical site on November 25.
The Bhoomi Poojan ceremony was attended by several dignitaries including:
Additional District Collector Tapan Kumar Khuntia
Sub-Collector Nabarangpur Prakash Kumar Sith
Chairman of the Mandaei Committee and other officials of R&B, Ksheeradh Ksheeradhar Khandapan
District Culture Officer Ghasia Harijan
District Information & Public Relations Officer Manoj Kumar Behera
Social worker Munna Tripathy
Municipal Executive Officer Dr. Ashok Karna
Revenue Officer Kush Garadha
District Chief Veterinary Officer Radheshyam Laik
Cooperative District Collector Ashute Patra
Senior citizen Narayan Panda
Other attendees included committee members Mrityunjay Das, Tripati Balaji Sahu, M. Balakrishna, Simanchal Rath, Swarnalata Pattnayak, Savita Pujari, Kapilendra Pujari, Kishori Pattnayak, Sarath Sahu, Sujan Suna, Mohammad Ilyas, A. Santosh Kumar, Neelkanth Nayak, representatives of mass media, and priest Bichitrananda Shatapath.
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