Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has wished people on the auspicious occasion of ‘Kartik Purnima’ and ‘Boita Bandana’.
He wrote in Odia, addressing the people on the occasion of Kartika Purnima. The message read, “Heartiest greetings and congratulations to the people of the State on the occasion on ‘Kartik Purnima’ and ‘Boita Bandana’. Remembering our glorious maritime tradition, let us move forward unitedly towards building ‘New Odisha, Empowered Odisha’.
ପବିତ୍ର କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଓ ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ ଉତ୍ସବର ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। ଆମ ଗୌରବମୟ ନୌବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ପରମ୍ପରାକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କରି ଆସନ୍ତୁ ‘ନୂଆ ଓଡ଼ିଶା, ସଶକ୍ତ ଓଡ଼ିଶା’ ଗଠନ ଦିଗରେ ଏକ ହୋଇ ଆଗକୁ ବଢ଼ିବା। pic.twitter.com/gh6aBRDZmJ
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 27, 2023
Notably, ‘Kartika Purnima’ is celebrated at the end of the holy Kartika month in Odisha. It is believed that worshipping Lord Vishnu and Shiva and performing the Kartik Snan on this day, blesses the devotees with great fortune.