Married ladies throughout Odisha on Monday noticed Sabitri Puja for the longevity and well-being of their husbands, symbolised by the ‘Sindoor’ (vermilion).
Girls of assorted ages thronged temples — significantly these devoted to Laxmi-Narayan — and gathered round banyan timber to carry out the Sabitri Brata rituals.
The puja is held yearly on the brand new moon day within the month of Jyeshtha (Might–June), based on the standard Hindu calendar.
“On the event of Savitri, the good pageant of Odia tradition and custom, I lengthen my finest needs and greetings to all of the Sadhva (married) moms and sisters. I pray for an extended and blessed married life for each Sadhva girl,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wrote on X.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ ପରମ୍ପରାର ମହାନ୍ ପର୍ବ ସାବିତ୍ରୀ ବ୍ରତ ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ ସମସ୍ତ ସଧବା ମା’ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନେକ ଅନେକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଶୁଭକାମନା ଜଣାଉଛି। ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ସଧବା ନାରୀଙ୍କ ସୁଦୀର୍ଘ ଓ ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ ଦାମ୍ପତ୍ୟ ଜୀବନ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। pic.twitter.com/ZxHKF3z2l4
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) May 26, 2025
The state authorities has declared the day a vacation.
oThe pageant is devoted to Sabitri, who, based on Hindu mythology, grew to become an emblem of unwavering devotion and energy.
She is believed to have confronted Yamraj, the god of dying, to convey her husband Satyaban again to life.
The story of Sabitri’s bravery and non secular resolve is discovered within the Mahabharata, mentioned Bhaskar Mishra, a researcher in Shree Jagannath tradition.
Mishra mentioned a particular puja is carried out within the Jagannath Temple in Puri on the event