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Detailed explanation-1: -Nuakhai is the agricultural festival of people of Western odisha. The festival is observed throughout Odisha, but it is particularly important in the life and culture of Western Odisha.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is the annual harvest festival ion Odisha. This day is considered to be one of the most important and auspicious day. The festival is being celebrated today on 1 September, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nuakhai festival traced its origin to the Vedic period when the sages mentioned the five important annual activities of an agrarian society in the Panchajanya. Customarily, the first crops are harvested and offered to the mother goddess with great reverence before birds or animals eat them.

Detailed explanation-4: -This festival is celebrated by all the communities and announces the harvesting of rice crop. During the festival the newly harvested rice is offered to the family deity on the 9th day (Navami ) of Bhadrapad month.

Detailed explanation-5: -The festival is celebrated by wearing new clothes and offering prayers to God, following which a feast is thrown and food prepared using newly harvested crops is consumed. The Nuakhai festival is the most famous social festival celebrated in the Western Odisha and nearby areas of Simdega in Jharkhand.