Bali Yatra, one of the biggest trade fairs of Odisha, is scheduled to begin on November 12. The trade fair will continue for eight days.
About:
Bali Jatra (also known as Bali Yatra and Boita Bandaṇa) literally means A Voyage to Bali.
This festival is held in Odisha, in the city of Cuttack at Gadagadia Ghata of the Mahanadi river.
The festival is celebrated every year from the day of Kartika Purnima according to the Odia Calendar, which comes around the end of October and November.
It is celebrated to mark the day when ancient Sadhabas (Odia mariners) would set sail to distant lands of Bali, as well as Java , Sumatra and Sri Lanka for trade and cultural expansion.
People of Odisha gather near banks of Mahanadi, Brahmani river, other river banks, ponds to float miniature toy boats, made of colored paper as a symbolic gesture of their ancestors' voyage.
In Cuttack, Bali Jatra is celebrated annually as a large open fair near the Barabati Fort area with several cultural programs, toy stalls, different games and food stalls selling Odia delicacies.
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