ODISHA CELEBRATES DOLA PURNIMA WITH RELIGIOUS FERVOUR

Bhubaneswar (25/03/2024): The Holy 'Dola Purnima' festival is being celebrated across Odisha with religious fervour and gaiety. Beautifully decorated 'Vimanas' carrying the idols of Radha and Krishna are seen taking rounds of villages across the state eat bhog from devotees.

The 'Vimanas' are then taken to the Melana Ground at different places amid the beating of cymbals and gongs. Dola Purnima, the festival which marks the end of the six-day swing festival of Radha and Krishna, is observed on the full-moon day in the month of Phalguna (March).

Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be decked up in 'Rajadhiraja' or 'Suna Besha' at Puri Stimandir today.