One Thursday in the month of Bhadrava, all six sisters-in-law dressed in their finest silk and went to a grand feast at a neighbor’s house. Before leaving, they locked the grain storage and hid the vegetables. “Let Taapoi starve,” they sneered.
The name "Khudurukuni" is derived from two Odia words: Khudura (meaning small or incomplete) and Kuni (meaning to do or to make). Legends say that this Osha is observed to seek forgiveness for any incomplete deeds and to pray for the well-being and longevity of brothers. It is, in essence, the Odia equivalent of the wider festival of Raksha Bandhan, but with a distinct mythological flavor rooted in the soil of Odisha. pdf khudurukuni osha book image
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