OdishaLIVE Bureau
The Western Odisha Parivaar of United Arab Emirates (UAE) is organising ‘NUAKHAI BHETGHAT – 2017’on the 8th of September, 2017 at the Indian Consulate Auditorium in Dubai, (UAE).
The guests at the function include Mr. Vipul, Consul General of India, Deepa Jain, Head of Chancery & Consul (Culture & Protocol) along with Saswat Joshi, Odissi & Sambalpuri dancer.
The day long program will consist of cultural programs, folk dances, Nuakhai themed dramas, songs by Odia expatriates living in the UAE.
A 12 member cultural troupe will perform in front of the crowd including a Multi Ethnic Exclusive Sambalpuri Fashion Show by women & men associated with Western Odisha who will walk the ramp along with models from other countries, showcasing the richness of Sambalpuri handlooms and designs.
A desktop calendar will be unveiled to showcase beautiful Sambalpuri handlooms & patterns. The calendar will have 15 pages for the fifteen months (from Oct, 2017 to Dec, 2018) where Each page will feature models from different nationalities like America, China, Philippines, Morocco etc wearing authentic Sambalpuri sarees and dresses and pose against UAE landmarks like Burj Khalifa, BurjAl Arab, Sheikh Zayed Mosque (in Abu Dhabi)
Nuakhai is the harvest festival of western Odisha and so ‘Nua Dhan’ or new harvest of rice is being flown in from Western Odisha to be offered to Goddess Samaleswari in the auditorium in addition to traditional sweets like Aarisa, Dantri Khaja, Khir Gaja, Pheni & Boondi Ladu will be distributed among the audience.
