Odisha,
erstwhile Kalinga, has a rich and ancient cultural and civilizational link with
Bali, Indonesia, and other South East Asian nations like Cambodia, Myanmar,
Thailand, Malaysia etc.
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| Odisha Handloom - "Orissa Ikat" Saree with boat |
Every
year on Kartik Purnima in November,
the Odias i.e. the people of Odisha, observe a traditional festival. As per the
age-old custom, they float small paper-boats or boats made of other materials
with earthen lamps and flowers. The water-bodies of Odisha- rivers, lakes and
ponds are filled with hundreds of boats commemorating Odisha’s glorious
maritime trade. This is called “Boita
Bandana”.
