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Over 2 lakh devotees throng Sakhigopal for Radha Pada Darshan

in District Diary October 31, 2025 Comments Off on Over 2 lakh devotees throng Sakhigopal for Radha Pada Darshan 993 Views

Sakhigopal (Puri):31/10/25: More than two lakh devotees from across Odisha flocked to the famous Sakhigopal Temple on Friday to witness the sacred Radha Pada Darshan on the auspicious occasion of Anla Navami, observed in the holy month of Kartika.

The divine feet of Goddess Radha are unveiled for devotees only once a year on this day. A massive turnout was seen since early morning, with a 3-km-long queue stretching from the Sakhigopal Railway Station to the temple’s Singhadwar, passing through the market area.

As per the schedule set by Puri district administration, general darshan began at 5 AM. Devotees were allowed entry through three-layered barricades to ensure disciplined and smooth movement.

On this special day, Goddess Radha is adorned in the traditional Odiani Besha, dressed in a unique kachha style attire with heavy jewellery, while Lord Krishna appears in the graceful Natabar Besha.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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