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Q: 'Nuakhai' is the greatest harvesting festival of Odisha, celebrated one day after of which of the following festivals?
  • A. Dussehra
  • B. Holi
  • C. Ganesh Chaturthi
  • D. Diwali
Correct Answer: Option C - Nuakhai is the harvest festival of Western Odisha. "Nua" means new, and 'Khai' means to eat. The occasion marks the consumption of the first harvested crops and falls on the Bhadraba Shuklapakhya Panchami Tithi, which is day following Ganesh Chaturthi.
C. Nuakhai is the harvest festival of Western Odisha. "Nua" means new, and 'Khai' means to eat. The occasion marks the consumption of the first harvested crops and falls on the Bhadraba Shuklapakhya Panchami Tithi, which is day following Ganesh Chaturthi.

Explanations:

Nuakhai is the harvest festival of Western Odisha. "Nua" means new, and 'Khai' means to eat. The occasion marks the consumption of the first harvested crops and falls on the Bhadraba Shuklapakhya Panchami Tithi, which is day following Ganesh Chaturthi.