President, PM, Governor, CM greet on Maha Visuba Sankranti

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of Odia New Year, also celebrated as “Maha Visuba Sankranti”.

The President took to Twitter to wish the people of Odisha residing across the globe.

ପବିତ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନବବର୍ଷ , ମହା ବିଷୁବ ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି (ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି)ଏବଂ ହନୁମାନ ଜୟନ୍ତୀ ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ ସମସ୍ତ ଓଡ଼ିଶାବାସୀ ତଥା ବିଶ୍ବର କୋଣ ଅନୁକୋଣରେ ରହୁଥିବା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଶୁଭକାମନା । ଏହି ବର୍ଷଟି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସୁଖଶାନ୍ତି ଓ ସମୃଦ୍ଧିର ବର୍ଷ ହେଉ।

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 13, 2020

“Happy #OdiaNewYear and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. May the coming year bring happiness and good health in everyone’s lives,” tweeted the Prime Minister.

ଓଡ଼ିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନବ ବର୍ଷ ଅବସରରେ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭକାମନା । ମହାବିଷୁବ ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି ଅବସରରେ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ । ବର୍ଷ ସାରା ଖୁସି ଏବଂ ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ।

Happy #OdiaNewYear and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. May the coming year bring happiness and good health in everyone’s lives.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 13, 2020

Prof Ganeshi Lal too wished all in Odia. In his tweet, he urged all Odias to pledge and make today Vijay Sankalp Diwas in the fight against coronavirus.

Patnaik also used the twitter handle to wish the people on the occasion of ‘Vishuba Sankranti’.

The Chief Minister prayed to Lord Jagannath to save us from the coronavirus epidemic and asked the omniscient lord to grant us the strength to beat COVID-19.

Special rituals were performed at Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri amid unveiling of new Odia almanac before Lord Jagannth, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra.