New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted citizens on the festival of Nuakhai and wished for the prosperity of the country and its people.
“My hearty greetings to all the countrymen, especially the people of Odisha, on the auspicious festival of Nuakhai related to agriculture! On this holy festival, people celebrate the harvest of paddy. This festival gives us the message of brotherhood and mutual harmony. On this auspicious occasion, I pray to God for the prosperity of the country and its people,” Murmu, who hails from Odisha, said in a post in Hindi on ‘X’.
Similarly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to social media to wish people of western Odisha on the agrarian festival. He posted his wish in Odia as well as english language on X, formerly tweeter.
“Greetings on Nuakhai, an occasion to appreciate the hardwork of our farmers. I pray for everyone’s happiness and wellbeing. Nuakhai Juhar!” Modi wrote.
Nuakhai is an agrarian festival where the first crop of the field is offered to the goddess in the western districts of Odisha and people seek the blessings of elders in each household.
The festival is observed mostly in Sambalpur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Deogarh and Sundergarh.
