Pune, September 24, 2025: Nuankhai Bhetghat 2025 event was celebrated with great enthusiasm at AROMI, Pashan, Pune, on Sunday 21st September. Dressed in colorful traditional Sambalpuri attires, the residents of Odisha gathered and celebrated Nuankhai with much joy and happiness.
Nuankhai is one of the most important and culturally rich agrarian festivals in western Odisha, celebrated with great fervor and devotion; has its roots in the agricultural traditions of western Odisha. It reflects the deep bond that the people of this region share with their land, nature, and crops. Nuankhai means eating the new crop together. At 10 am, the event was initiated by worshiping Goddess Maa Samaleshwari, offering new grains brought from Odisha after performing Samlei bhajan by the ladies’ members. Peo