- Asia’s largest open-air annual trade fair Bali Jatra started in Cuttack.
- The annual trade fair the Bali Jatra to celebrate the glorious ancient maritime legacy of Odisha was inaugurated on the bank of the Mahanadi River in Cuttack.
- This year the festival started on the occasion of Kartika Purnima. It will continue till 4 December.
- Cultural troupes from Odisha and other states performed at this fair.
- About two thousand stalls displaying various handicrafts, household goods, and foods have been installed.
- It is considered to be one of Asia’s largest open trade fairs.
