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Baliyatra (ବାଲିଯାତ୍ରା ) is celebrated from Kartika Purnima in Cuttack, Odisha. This trading festival continues for more than 7 days as permission is taken from the local authorities. This festival is celebrated to remember those days when the Odisha traders (ସାଧବ ପୁଅ ) traded in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Baliyatra Date And Time And Place
Bali Jatra starts from the Kartika Purnima and continues for up to 7 to 15 days as per the permission of the local administration. Local administration manages all the arrangements. The open trade fair is organized at Gadagadia Ghat, Cuttack, and is also supposed to be the biggest open trade fair in Asia. Normally people visit the yatra in the afternoon to late at night.
Bali Jatra 2023 Date And Time :
This year Bali Jatra starts from November 27 2023 and continues up to 6 December, for 9 days. The time will be 1 pm to 11 pm. The stall booking has already started by the Cuttack administration.
Historical Significance Of Bali Jatra:
Bali Jatra is also associated with Khudurukuni Osha, rituals celebrated in Odia culture. The Khudurukuni Osha or Tapoi, A tale of seven Odia trader brothers (ସାଧବ ପୁଅ) and their only poor sister named Tapoi.
Trade And Cultural Fair
The fair is known as the trade fair as it represents the rich and trading culture of Odisha. The traders of Odisha (ସାଧବ ପୁଅ), visited Bali, Java, Sumatra, and SriLanka for trade. To remember the rich culture, Bali Jatra is celebrated every year by Kartika Purnima.
Cultural Program
Various types of cultural programs are arranged to entertain the guests as well as the visitors.
1. The Odissi Dance :
The main attraction of Bali Jatra is the Odissi Dance, which is the classical dance of Odisha.
2. The Sambalpuri Dance :
This is the classical dance of eastern Odisha, performed by the dancers from Sambalpur.
1. Bhajan Sandhya :
A spiritual program, Jagannath Bhajans is sung by the famous singers of Odisha.
Traditional Boita Bandana
On Kartika Purnima, when Bali Jatra Started, another ritual was celebrated called Boita Bandana. People of Odisha get up early in the morning and take a holy birth and go to the water bodies like ponds and rivers and float small boats made up of paper or banana stems reciting the odia song Aa ka Ma Boi, Gua Pana thoi, gua pana tora, Masa jakara dharm mora. This ritual is celebrated to remember the trade culture of Odia Sadhaba Pua.
So before the inauguration of Bali Jatra the Boita Bandana rituals were held on. A Boita (boat), worships with diya (bandana) and sails in the river Mahanadi.
Tourist Attraction
As this is the trade fair, various stalls are found there. Stalls of handlooms, handicrafts, and entrepreneurs from various states are the main tourist attractions of Bali Jatra. People of Odisha waited throughout the year to buy different household items from the fair.
Mouth Watering Street Foods
Despite the trading stalls mouth-watering street food stalls are found on Bali Jatra. Street foods like Dahibara, Thunka Puri, Chat, and Gupchup stalls are the other main attractions of Bali Jatra.
FAQs On Balijatra
Q1. How many days are there in Cuttack Bali Yatra?
Ans: Cuttack Bali Jatra is held for 9 to 15 days as per the local administration's permission.
Q2. How many years is Bali Jatra?
Ans: Bali Jatra has been held for more than 1000 years.
Q1. What is the Bali Yatra famous for?
Ans: Bali jatra is held to remember the rich maritime culture of Odisha. Today Bali Jatra is famous for its street foods, the stalls of handlooms, handicrafts, and household items.
Q1. What is the last date of Bali Jatra 23?
Ans: The last date of Bali jatra may be 6 December 2023.
Q1. What is the Guinness World Record for Cuttack Bali Yatra?
Ans: The famous Cuttack Baliyatra managed to create 22,000 paper boats in just 35 minutes, earning it a spot in the Guinness World Records.
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