Panchuka Purnima is one of the traditional Odia festivals celebrated in Odisha on Kartika Purnima in the month of November which is also known as Bhishma Panchaka or the Vaka Panchak.
Also, Panchaka (Odia: ପଞ୍ଚକ) is referred to as the last five days of the month of Karika. Kartika is the 7th month of the Odia calendar which is between October and November month according to the Georgian calendar.
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In our Odia calendar, we celebrate this festival according to the tithi, that is from Purnima to Poornima. So, the month-end.
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This year, due to COVID19, the Govt. of Odisha advised people not to celebrate this festival in that grand way like previous years to avoid crowds.
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Still, people celebrate Boita Bandana and Danga Bhasa at different places by following the COVID guidelines.
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Some people couldn't go to the rivers, ponds and celebrate Boita Bandana at their home by floating boats on pot water.
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On Kartika Purnima, people use to wake up early in the morning, and after freshen up, all use to worship the boats (made from paper, thermocol, banana stem) and float on the river, pond, etc.
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After Danga Bhasa people also visit nearby temples to take the blessings of God. Apart from this, at some places, people organize a public gathering with a big boat and worship Radha Krishna there.
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Apart from Danga Bhasa, people use to make beautiful Rangoli or Murja designs near the Tulasi Chaura. Not on this day, from the past 5 days, people do these Muruja designs.
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From the starting of Kartika people in Odisha use to avoid non-veg food. It's believed that during these days, there are some poisonous things developed on the bodies, people usually don't eat these. Some people also eat Habisa Dalma these days.
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So, the next day of Panchaka, people use to eat those foods which they stopped eating for 30 days. This is called Chhadakhai. Though Chhadakhai is not a festival to celebrate, but people nowadays are celebrating it like a festival.
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