Baliyatra

Baliyatra Festival in Cuttack is an auspicious festival celebrated on “Kartika Purnima” Every Year. The seven days long festival held in November is observed as the largest trade Fair in Odisha. This fair is extremely Popular and the festival is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur in the historic city of Cuttack on the bank of river Mahanadi from the day of “Kartika Purnima”. Lakhs of people throng to enjoy the fair.      The literal meaning of Baliyatra is “Voyage to Bali”. It is an unique socio cultural event with history of thousand years old which commemorates the past association of the people of Odisha with Bali and other South-East Asian Countries. The celebration of Baliyatra takes us back to remember our cultural heritage and maritime legacy.        Through the celebration Odisha boast up the strength of its culture, art, temples, monuments, distinctive style of architecture, elegant textile designs, special cuisine and so on. This amalgamation of art and culture refreshes the memory of Kalinga’s glory as well as promotes Tourism.