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{{short description|Festival of Odisha}} |
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|holiday_name = Boita Bandana |
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|type = Asian |
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|image = File:Miniature boita made from banana stem.jpg |
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|caption = Miniature boita (boats) used for Boita Bandana on Kartika Purnima |
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|official_name = Boita Bandana |
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|nickname = Danga Bhasa |
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|observedby = [[Odisha]] |
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|significance = To commemorate the day when [[Sadhaba]]s (ancient Odia mariner merchants) would set sail to distant lands of [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Sri Lanka]] for trade |
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|date = Kartik Purnima- Full moon of the 7th Odia month Kartika in [[Odia calendar]] |
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|date2020 = November 30 |
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|date2021 = November 19 |
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|date2022 = November 8 |
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|frequency = Annual |
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|celebrations = |
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|observances = [[Puja (Hinduism)|Pujas]], rituals, float miniature boats as a symbolic gesture of their ancestors' voyage |
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'''Boita Bandana''' ({{lang-or|ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ}} boita bandāṇa) also known as '''Danga Bhasa''' ({{lang-or|ଡଙ୍ଗା ଭସା}} ḍaṅgā bhasā), is a traditional Odia festival celebrated annually throughout [[Odisha]], [[India]]. The name could be translated as "to float ritual boats and worshipping with lighted lamp" and comes from the tradition of making decorated boats, which are then floated on a river as a symbolic gesture of their ancestors' voyage. |
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Boita Bandana takes place on the full moon day of the 7th month Kartika in the traditional [[Odia calendar]]. Since it falls on the lunar phase of the solar calendar, the exact date of the festival changes every year. In the Gregorian calendar, the festival usually falls in the month of November. The festival is a celebrated to mark the commemoration on the day when [[Sadhaba]]s (ancient Odia mariner merchants) would set sail to distant lands of mainland and insular [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Sri Lanka]] for trade and cultural exchange.<ref>{{citation |title=Kalinga Maritime history |publisher=Indo Nordic Author's Collective |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344443146_KALINGA_Maritime_history |author=Uday Dokras |date=October 2020 |access-date=9 February 2021 }}</ref> |
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A major commemoration of this festival called [[Bali Jatra]] is held at ''Gadagadia Ghata'' of [[Cuttack]] on the banks of [[Mahanadi]] river.<ref>{{cite book|author=|title=Orissa Review - Volume 45|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Orissa_Review/RgxDAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bali+jatra+festival&dq=bali+jatra+festival&printsec=frontcover|year=1988|publisher=Home Dept, Gov of Orissa}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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The name of the festival is a genesis of two words: Boita and Bandana (ବନ୍ଦାଣ). Where [[Boita]] ({{lang-or|ବୋଇତ}} Boita) refers to larger [[boat]]s and [[ship]]s that were built in the ancient [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]] kingdom during their historic era of maritime trade, while Bandana ({{lang-or|ବନ୍ଦାଣ}} Bandāṇa) derived from Vandana ({{lang-sa|वन्दन}}) refers to the act of paying homage through prayers, rituals and invocations, hence referring to the homage paid to the ancient merchants who made the voyage. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 08:45, 9 February 2021
| Boita Bandana | |
|---|---|
 Miniature boita (boats) used for Boita Bandana on Kartika Purnima | |
| Official name | Boita Bandana |
| Also called | Danga Bhasa |
| Observed by | Odisha |
| Type | Asian |
| Significance | To commemorate the day when Sadhabas (ancient Odia mariner merchants) would set sail to distant lands of Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka for trade |
| Observances | Pujas, rituals, float miniature boats as a symbolic gesture of their ancestors' voyage |
| Date | Kartik Purnima- Full moon of the 7th Odia month Kartika in Odia calendar |
| Frequency | Annual |
Boita Bandana (Template:Lang-or boita bandāṇa) also known as Danga Bhasa (Template:Lang-or ḍaṅgā bhasā), is a traditional Odia festival celebrated annually throughout Odisha, India. The name could be translated as "to float ritual boats and worshipping with lighted lamp" and comes from the tradition of making decorated boats, which are then floated on a river as a symbolic gesture of their ancestors' voyage.
Boita Bandana takes place on the full moon day of the 7th month Kartika in the traditional Odia calendar. Since it falls on the lunar phase of the solar calendar, the exact date of the festival changes every year. In the Gregorian calendar, the festival usually falls in the month of November. The festival is a celebrated to mark the commemoration on the day when Sadhabas (ancient Odia mariner merchants) would set sail to distant lands of mainland and insular Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka for trade and cultural exchange.[1]
A major commemoration of this festival called Bali Jatra is held at Gadagadia Ghata of Cuttack on the banks of Mahanadi river.[2]
Etymology
The name of the festival is a genesis of two words: Boita and Bandana (ବନ୍ଦାଣ). Where Boita (Template:Lang-or Boita) refers to larger boats and ships that were built in the ancient Kalinga kingdom during their historic era of maritime trade, while Bandana (Template:Lang-or Bandāṇa) derived from Vandana (Template:Lang-sa) refers to the act of paying homage through prayers, rituals and invocations, hence referring to the homage paid to the ancient merchants who made the voyage.
References
- ^ Uday Dokras (October 2020), Kalinga Maritime history, Indo Nordic Author's Collective, retrieved 9 February 2021
- ^ Orissa Review - Volume 45. Home Dept, Gov of Orissa. 1988.