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Makar Mela (January) : Makar Sankranti is celebrated with gusto in mid-January when the Sun enters the orbit of Capricorn. Sun God is was wapped with great f”,vou, pmye’S. Also a g”nd fa;, ;s held ” at and enthusiasm by one and ah. The . an ago nea< Bhubanosw, o",h, festival can be best enjOYed at Kalijai same day wbicb Continuos for ( an island in Chilika Lake), Atri, a week. Ghatgaon, Keonjha<, Iaship" and

Mahosivaratrf (Feb'Mo"h) J agatsingh purThe festi val' Siva's Great Night fa1/s Parah (January 29-31): To on the 14th day of the dark half of highlight the cuituml "adition of Phalgun and is obsoved bj Orissa, Parab is organised every Year devotees allover the country, in Koraput by the District DeVotees observe fasting and Administration of Koraput in perform puja throughout the night coHabo"tion with the depa

The most popular and enjoyed at Mahendragiri, Gupteswar. colouful feStival of Kona

al songs m teler praise an devotto colour powders and waters throwI on each other. Tara Tarini Mela (March . ‘Taratarini Mela’, one of Orissa’s biggest faIrs, takes place on each Tuesday in the month of ‘Chaitra’, from around mid March to mid April at Taratarini Pith, 30 kms. from Berhampur. A grand congregation takes place on the 3rd Tuesday.