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In Images: Panchu Dola Melana festival held at Chilika Lake in Odisha
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Devotees perform a traditional dance before carrying idols of Hindu deities through the waters of Chilika Lake during the 150-year-old Panchu Dola Melana festival in Parikuda village, Odisha, on March 9, 2026. The annual ritual brings together deities from more than 20 villages in a ceremonial water procession associated with Radha-Krishna worship after Dola Purnima. Photos: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
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