Histroy behind Dhenkanal's Laxmi Puja

Laxmi Puja in Dhenkanal started way back in 1923 at Kunja Sahu Chowk -presently known as Ganesha Bazaar. Subsequently all other bazars, sahis and organizations constructed their own idols and started celebrating the puja. Currently, 36 puja pratistans participate in this 10-day (sometimes 2 weeks) long celebrations. These pratistans are spread over a 7-km stretch of road starting from College road to Korian Chhak.

Given below are the bazars and the year they joined in the Laxmi Puja celebrations.

1923: Kunja Sahu Chowk (Ganesh Bazar)
1943: Meena Bazar
1948: Jawahar Chowk
1949: Laxmi Bazar
1950: Ganesh Bazar
1951: kanchan Bazar
1952: Anand Bazar
1955: Karigar Sahi
1957: Golden Street (or Gudianali)
1958: Radha Krushna Bazar, Padma Bazar and Kunjakanta
1959: Kaibalya Bazar
1960: Jublee Town II
1963: Arnapurna Puja Santhan and Station Bazar
1965: Ratna Bazar
1967: Chandan Bazar
1969: Gandhi Bazar and Bus Stand
1971: Korian
1975: Durga Bazar
1976: Kalika Nagar
1978: Nehru Bazar
1982: Jublee Town III and Nua Bazar

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