Boita Bandhana festival celebrated at Mayfair Palm Beach Resort, Gopalpur-on-Sea

GOPALPUR, India - Nov. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- The Traditional Boita Bandhana festival celebrated at Mayfair Palm Beach Resort, Gopalpur-on-Sea.

Known as the Boita Bandhana or Boat Festival, this is supposed to be a mass commemoration of the maritime glory of the people of Odisha, which was known as Kalinga in ancient times.

On this auspicious day, just at daybreak, men, women and children across coastal Odisha head for the nearest water body to set afloat toy boats with lamps, betel leaves, crackers fruits and coins.

Known as the Boita Bandhana or Boat Festival, this is supposed to be a mass commemoration of the maritime glory of the people of Odisha.

Today on this auspicious day men, women and children across Orissa afloat toy boats with lamps, betel leaves, crackers fruits and coins and celebrates the full moon day in the Hindu month of Kartik..

Odisha is one of the India’s main tourism driven states and its Gopalpur on sea are the best places to make your holiday a much more memorable one.

Warm wishes for Kartik Purnima - Mayfair Hotels & Resorts.