Danda Nacha Festival
- It is a 21-day long seasonal folk dance festival that is celebrated in South Odisha.
- It is celebrated during the Indian Calendar month of Chaitra and ends on Vishuva Sankranti, the Odiya New Year.
- Those performing Danda Nacha or the dance for penance, are called ‘Danduas’ who go through painful procedures for worshipping Goddess Kali and Lord Shiva seeking their blessing
- The dance is performed in three phases - Pani Danda, Dhuli Danda and Agni ....
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