Prez Greets People of Odisha on ‘Raja’

Bhubaneswar: Raja festival is celebrated in the month of Asadha and it falls on the second week of June. The first day of the three-day festival is called Pahili Raja, and the second day is known as Raja Sankranti.

On the special occasion of Pahili Raja, President of India Draupadi Murmu extended best wishes to the people of Odisha..

Taking to Twitter, Murmu wrote, “I extend my heartfelt wishes to all the Odias on the agriculture-based festival, Raja. The festival is celebrated in Odisha for three days with zest. I wish prosperity and health to all the Odias out there and the whole of India.”