Nabarangpur, (Ranjit Nayak) Date: 05.12.2025 Rikh: In Nabarangpur Kult Bhawan, the vibrant vibrancy of tribal culture and tradition was seen! In the context of the upcoming Mandei 2025 festival, a district-level folk song competition and a traditional Besbhusha competition have been held! 12 contestants performed beautiful tribal ‘Geetkudiya Geetkudiyaani’ in the folk song competition, while 10 contestants in the traditional Besbhusha competition performed in attractive ‘Desiya’ tribal costumes! Prominent artists of the district Devdas Mahankud, Shkartik Bhatra and Narsingh Tripathi joined as judges and judged the competition! Sasmita Bhatra from Nabarangpur won first place, Aarti Gand and Bindiya Behera won third place in the traditional Beshbhusha competition, while Radha Dhakad won first place, Damodar Panka won second place and Damai Bhatra won third place in folk song competition! It has been decided that all these six winners will be awarded at the Mandei Mahamanch! As the organizer, the District Culture Officer inspired all the contestants to promote culture! Junior Assistant of the District Culture Office, Swat Prakash Sahu, Pian of the Culture Office, A. Prasathi Kumar and District Information and Public Relations Officer Subrata Bishoyi helped in managing the program!
Ranjit Naik’s report from Nabarangpur First News Odisha !