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Detailed explanation-1: -Raja Parba: Odisha’s festival that celebrates menstruation and womanhood. Bhubaneswar: Raja Parba or Mithuna Sankranti is a 3-day festival to honour womanhood which is celebrated across Odisha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Raja is a quintessential festival of Odisha celebrated each year during the Odia month of Asadha (2nd week of June). Unique in many aspects, Raja is counted as one of the major agrarian festivals of the state and is celebrated in complete grandiose predominantly in the coastal districts of Odisha.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most popular among numerous festivals in Odisha, Raja is celebrated for three consecutive days. Just as the earth prepares itself to quench its thirst by the incoming rain the unmarried girls of the family are groomed for impending matrimony through this festival.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first day of Raja Parba is called ‘Pahili Raja’, the second day is ‘Raja Sankranti’ and the third is ‘Bhumi Dahana or Basi Raja’.