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HISTORY

                The history of Laxmi Puja at Angul is more than  40 years old. First the Laxmi Puja was started at Laxmi Bazar of Angul in 1960.Later it was started in 1969 at Bustand. Now-a-days, the Laxmi Puja is celebrated at more than 30 Puja Pendals throughout  the Angul Town. The colourful decoration, temporary markets,   music & dance programmes etc. are the part of this Puja celebration which continued for 11 days starting from Kumara Purnima. It now becomes a traditional grand yearly celebration in which people from all religions, castes, tribes participate in it. At last a grand combined procession & crackers competition are being organized on the immersion day at  the open field near Stadium. Thousands of people not only from Angul District, but from whole State come to Angul to enjoy the Laxmi Puja during this festive time. The details of starting of Puja in various Puja pendals are given below.

SL.NO.               NAME OF THE PUJA COMMITTEE YEAR FROM WHICH PUJA STARTED
1. Laxmi Puja Samiti, Laxmi Bazar   1960
2. Bus Stand Puja Committee   1969
3. Padmalaya Puja Committee, SikhyakaPada   1977
4. Sri Sri Laxmi Puja Samiti, Durga Shankara Road   1987
5. Sanjeebani Market Puja Committee   1988
6. New Daily Market Puja Committee   1988
7. Hanuman Bazar Puja Committee   1989
8. Maa Swarna Laxmi Puja Committee, Razz Hotel Chhak   1992
9. Bijaya Nagar Puja Samiti, Tamrit Colony   1993
10. Sri Sri GajaLaxmi Puja Committee, Anand Bazar   1994
11. Kalinga Market Puja Committee   1996
12. Jaydurga Puja Committee, Amalapada   1999
13. Panchamukhi Laxmi Puja Committee, Similipada   2000
14. Jagadev Laxmi Puja Committee, Jagdev Bazar   2001

 PHOTOGRAPHS

                                              Colourful decoration at Laxmi Puja , Angul               

                                  

                                

                                 

                                                                                                                 

                                                     Goddess Laxmi at different Puja pandals

                         

                                         Laxmi Bazar                                          Shankar Cinema Road

                         

                                    Radharaman Market                                         Ashram Chhak

 

                     

                                        Bazar Chowk                                                     Bus Stand

 

                      

                                 Collegepada Chhak                                           Hanuman Bazar

 

                      

                                   Hari Mohury Chhak                                        Hemsur Pada

 

                      

                                    Hulurisinga                                                       Jagadev Market

 

                         

                                       Kamalafarm Chhak                                       Nonvege Market

 

                        

                                Amalapada                                                            RajHotel Square

 

                       

                                      Shanti Bazar                                                   Sikhyaka Pada

  

                        

                                   Tamrit Colony                                                            Turanga     

 

                                                 Colourful immersion processions & fireworks     

                       

                      

                      

                      

                       

 

                            Crowds assembled to see the colourful immersion procession and fireworks

                     

                    

 
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