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Other Important Festivals of Odisha

Festival	Month	Place	Important Features
Bali Jatra	October-November	Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Paradip	Worship of Lord Kartikeswar.
Bhouma Ekadashi	January	Odisha	Worship of Lord Ganesha.
Chaiti Ghoda	March-April	Coastal areas of Odisha	Worship of Vasuli Devi (Caste deity of Kaibartas).
Chitau Amavasya	July	Puri	Worship of Lord Jagannath.
Dashami	December-January	Eastern part of Odisha	–
Dhanu Yatra/Jatra	January	Bargarh	Worship of Krishna
Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsava	January-February	Bhubaneswar	Tribute to the martyrs of the Mauryan dynasty. It represents the Konark dance and music festival.
Durga Puja	September-October	Cuttack	Worship of Goddess Durga.
Ekamra	January	Bhubaneswar	Worship of Lord Shiva
Festival	Month	Place	Important Features
Gupta Gundicha	September	Puri	Worship of Lord Jagannath. it is a car festival of Lord Jagannath.
international Sand Art Festival	December	Chandrabhaga Beach in Puri district	it is a sand art festival in which sand sculptures are produced by skilful sand artists.
Maha Bisuba Sankranti	April	All over Odisha	First day of Odia New Year.
Mukteswar Dance Festival	January	Bhubaneswar	It is organised by Odisha Tourism Department. Worship of Surya (Sun God).
Nuakhai	August-September	Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Balangir, Sundargarh, Boudh, Nuapada	Worship of village God or Goddess.
Patua Jatra and Chandak Puja	April-May	Prevalent among low- caste Hindu of the state	Worship of Lord Shiva or Shakti.
Prathamashtami	December	All over the state	Worship of Sati Devi.
Raja Sankranti	June-July	All over the state	Worship of Bhudevi, wife of Lord Jagannath.
Toki Parba	January	Kalahandi, Koraput	Worship of the Earth.
Uda Parba	April	Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar	Worship of Goddess Hangula/Mangla and Lord Shiva. Chhau dance is especially performed in this festival.