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Bali Yatra: Reminiscence of Orissa's Maritime Glory (Prabhukalyan Mohapatra)
Bali Yatra: Reminiscence of Orissa's Maritime Glory (Prabhukalyan Mohapatra)
Baliyatra : Reminiscence of
Orissa's Maritime Glory
Prabhukalyan Mohapatra
On Baliyatra festival of
Kartika Purnima an Oriya lyric
is usually recited ie. 'Aa-KaMa-Bai, Pana-Gua- Thoi'.
Aa-Ka- Ma-Bai connotes the
month of Asadha, Kartika,
Margasira and Baisakha of
Oriya calendar. While the
period from Asadha to
Kartika (July - September)
was the season of outgoing
vo yage and Magha to
Baisakha was considered to be the season of
return voyage.
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