Kotha Bhoga at Puri Srimandir will be prepared using organic rice from the upcoming Rath Yatra in 2026, informed Odisha Agriculture Department Principal Secretary Arbinda Padhee. The rice will be sourced from the Balabhadra Jaivik Chasa Mission, which is promoting organic cultivation across several districts of Odisha.

Farmers in Niali in Cuttack and Jeypore in Koraput are engaged in growing organic rice specifically for Lord Jagannath's Kotha Bhoga and Mahaprasad.

The initiative is being implemented under the Shree Anna Abhiyan and Balabhadra Jaivik Chasa Mission, through which the government provides assistance to farmers cultivating organic rice, reportedly. Selected farmers from these programmes are currently growing rice, which, once harvested, will be collected and sent to Srimandi

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