Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Kartik Purnima today, people observed the ‘Boita Bandana’ also known as ‘Danga Bhasa’—a traditional Odia maritime and naval festival celebrated annually throughout Odisha.
Lakhs of people thronged the water bodies in their localities to set afloat miniature boats on Monday early morning to mark Boita Bandana.
The boat sailing festival commemorates the ancient maritime activities and trade relations of Odisha with Southeast Asian countries and it is observed every year on the full moon day in the holy month of Kartik.
