“Manabasa Gurubar” – A Traditional Odisha Festival about women Empowerment “Manabasa Gurubar” is one of the major vows observed in North Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh as “Margashira Lakshmi Puja” and in Odisha. Thought the procedure is similar to that of the “Varlakshmi Pooja” and “Deepavali Lakshmi Pooja” the observance and the story is different. This pooja is observed on all Thursdays of the month. And  different Prashad’s are offered like Manda Pitha, Khiri, Kakara, […]