The annual Chaitra Jatra festival scheduled to be held on March 17 at Odisha’s Tara Tarini hill shrine is cancelled as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 infection.
Tara Tarini hill shrine on banks of the Rushikulya river, is a major centre of Shakti worship in Odisha.
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After Gahirmatha in Kendrapara district of Odisha, the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district has emerged as the second largest nesting site of the endangered olive ridley turtles.
Indian Navy’s sailboat INSV Tarini was named after Tara Tarini hill shrine.
The first Indian all-woman crew had circumnavigated the globe in INSV Tarini.
