Nuakhai Juhar 

Nuakhai or Nuankhai is a very important festival celebrated by the farmers of West Odisha. On this day new paddy rice is eaten for the first time at home and is celebrated in happiness of its good harvest.



This festival is now being celebrated all over Odisha as well as other states. But the Nuakhai festival is mainly celebrated in West Odisha. West Odisha is also known as Kosali, hence Nuakhai is known as the main Kosli festival.


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When is 2019 Nuakhai festival? When Nuakhai Festival is Celebrated in 2019?


According to Kosli calendar, the festival of Nuakhai is celebrated every year on the fifth day of Bhadra month, one day after Ganesh Chaturthi. This day falls between August and September every year.

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In 2019, Nuakhai festival will be celebrated on 3 September.


Some main things about Nuakhai festival important things about Nuakhai Festival

The festival of Nuakhai is celebrated in some places in Odisha as well as in Jharkhand. In Nuakhai (Nua / Nua = New) and (Khai / Khai = Khana) means a pav in which all people eat new rice of that year for the first time. In West Odisha, this festival is celebrated not only by the farmers but also by the big and small household members.

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Nuakhai or Nuankhai is a very important festival celebrated by the farmers of West Odisha. On this day new paddy rice is eaten for the first time at home and is celebrated in happiness of its good harvest.



This festival is now being celebrated all over Odisha as well as other states. But the Nuakhai festival is mainly celebrated in West Odisha. West Odisha is also known as Kosali, hence Nuakhai is known as the main Kosli festival.



For Nuakhai, all the people of West Odisha make Arsa Peetha and worship all the deities. Also, everyone remembers their ancestors. The Nuakhai festival is celebrated mainly in Odisha's Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Boudh, Sonpur, and Nuapada districts.