‘Rasagola Dibasa’ (day) was celebrated in Odisha on Saturday because the ceremony of ‘Niladri Bije’ was noticed on the Jagannath temple in Puri, concluding the festivities surrounding Rath Yatra.

In 2015, Odisha began celebrating this present day as ‘Rasagola Dibasa’.

It is believed that Lord Jagannath provided Goddess Laxmi ‘rasagola’ (candy) to pacify her as he went on Rath Yatra with out her.

To mark the event, individuals throughout the state supply rasagola (candy) to completely different gods and goddesses.

Different programmes, together with cooking competitions, had been held within the state to have fun the event.

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