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Nuakhai
Nuakhai or Nuankhai (Kosli Language: ନୂଆଖାଇ or ନୂଆଁଖାଇ and (オリヤー語:ନବାନ୍ନ)) is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha in India.〔(Major Festival of western Odisha: Nuakhai )〕 Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the Hindu calendar it is observed on ''panchami tithi'' (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhaadra (August–September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. This is the most important social festival of Western Odisha.
==About the festival==
Nuakhai is also called ''Nuakhai Parab'' or ''Nuakahi Bhetghat''. The word ''nua'' means new and ''khai'' means food, so the name means the farmers are in possession of the newly harvested rice. The festival is seen as a new ray of hope, held the day after the Ganesha Chaturthi festival. It has a big significance for farmers and the agricultural community. The festival celebrated at a particular time of day which is called ''lagan''. Arsaa pithaa is prepared to celebrate this festival. When the ''lagan'' comes, the people first remember their village god or goddess and then have their ''nua''.
Nuakhai is the agricultural festival of Hindus. The festival is observed throughout Odisha, but it is particularly important in the life and culture of Western Odisha. It is a festival for the worship of food grain. It has its best celebration in the Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Balangir, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Boudh and Nuapada districts of Odisha .
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