Car Festival -Koraput-2008

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		Car Festival-Koraput-2008 61 photos		Young dancing troupes from Durua community added more flavor to this year’s car festival at Koraput being celebrated today. Boys and girls dressed in their traditional costumes had led the sevayats who were carrying the idols of Lord Jagannath , Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra to the chariot while performing the Pahandi rituals from the main temple. Other tribal troupes also performed Dhemsa , Gadaba ,Kondh and Lathi dances in front of the chariot while thousands of people pulled the chariot to Sri Gundicha temple. Dasi Nayak, the tribal village head from Kumbha village performed the divine sweeping , Cherapahara on the chariot and as a matter of tradition, tribals were the first to offer their offerings to the Lord on the chariot. While District Collector honoured some village heads by tying turban on their head , officials from the administration ,MLAs from the district and other dignitaries from the state took part in the celebration . A poster on Sabara Srikhetra prepared by Paresh Rath , was inaugurated by Pyarimohan Mahapatra , MP , Rajya Sabha in the Jagannath temple premises why Snapfish? we're the #1 online photo service top-quality prints at the lowest price - just 9¢ each create photo cards, books & more with your photos
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