page_title: Festivals of Odisha
section_title: Sitalasasthi
hierarchical_section_title: Festivals of Odisha / Regional festivals / Western Odisha / Sitalasasthi
caption_attribution_description: English: Kansa of Dhanu Yatra
context_section_description: Sitalsasthi is celebrated to observe the marriage of god Shiva and Parvati. One of the devotees acts as the parent of Shiva and another devotee acts as the parent of Parvati. The devotee acting as the father of the god travels to the goddess's house with a bundle of sal tree leaves to make a proposal. After the marriage is fixed, deities of the locality and general public are invited to the ceremony. The general public also financially contributes to the ceremony. Sitalasasthi is also celebrated in many parts of South odisha mainly in Ganjam district and Brahmapur. The marriage ceremony is undertaken on the sixth day of Jyeshtha month. Various artists including eunuchs perform street performances during the festival.
caption: An actor playing king Kansa during Dhanu Jatra
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