In his greetings, the Prime Minister has lauded the outstanding efforts of the industrious farmers and their role in nation building.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Nuakhai Juhar! Greetings to everyone on this auspicious occasion. On Nuakhai we laud the outstanding efforts of our industrious farmers and their role in nation building. I pray for everyone's good health and well-being.”
Nuakhai Juhar!
Greetings to everyone on this auspicious occasion. On Nuakhai we laud the outstanding efforts of our industrious farmers and their role in nation building.
I pray for everyone's good health and well-being. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 11, 2021
Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha and Southern Chhattisgarh. It is observed to welcome the new rice of the season.
According to the calendar it is observed on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadraba (August–September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
The festival has turned into a sombre affair for the second successive year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
