Summary:
Bhubaneswar: After a day-long religious festival SRIUTSAV, of spreading social message of Lakshmi Purana, at different places throughout the globe, ends up, on 19th December,2019 with a state level closing ceremony at Panthanivas, Bhubaneswar. While the Lakshmi Purana is a Mythological Script enchanted to worship Goddess Lakshmi. Along with Bhubaneswar, Sri Utsav was also celebrated in the cities like Baripada, Baleswar, Bhanjanagar, Cuttack, Paradip, and other states, countries. Hon'ble Minister of Handloom Textile Smt Padmini Dian, spoke about connection between Lakshmi Purana and women empowerment and its importance in society. In this Lakshmi Purana, puja is performed for Goddess Lakshmi on every Thursday of the month of Margasira (November – December) and this is known as Manabasa Gurubar..