Bhubaneswar(Zee Kalinga Live) : – Bhubaneswar: Dola Purnima is a Hindu festival of paramount importance in Odisha which marks the end of the six-day swing festival of Radha and Lord Krishna. The six-day festival known as Dola Jatra begins on the Falguna Dasami day. The idol of village deities, especially of Lord Krishna, is carried to all the homes in the villages on a decorated Veemana . The people carrying the idols and those following them are smeared with Abira . Celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Falguna, sevayats and devotees apply colours to them. With this festival, the spring is welcomed and enjoyed with gaiety and fervour. It is also referred to as ‘Basantotsaba’ or the spring festival in mythology.
Dola Purnima clebrated with grand fervour in Odisha
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