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Mithun Sankranti, popularly known as Raja Parba, is one of the most important agricultural and cultural festivals of Odisha. Celebrated annually in mid-June, it marks the transition of the Sun from Taurus to Gemini according to the Hindu solar calendar and coincides with the onset of the monsoon season. The festival symbolizes fertility, agricultural renewal, and respect for womanhood. It is closely associated with the belief that Bhudevi (Mother Earth) undergoes a period of rest and rejuvenation, similar to the menstrual cycle, before the commencement of a new agricultural season.
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Mithun Sankranti or Raja Parba is an important Odisha agricultural festival celebrating fertility, earth's rest, and womanhood during monsoon onset in June.
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