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'Ghumura' Fest concludes
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|January 19, 2025
The four days long Kalahandi utchav - Ghumura 2025 concluded on Friday night here to the rhythmic dance and folk songs.
Over a lakh of people enjoyed the cultural events till well past midnight.
This story is from the January 19, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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