ONI Bureau: In a move to promote Odia food and to welcome summer season with Odisha’s traditional food, 20 March is declared Pakhala Dibasa (Universal Pakhala Day) by Odias worldwide.
The enthusiasm is also seen among people on social media to mark the International Pakhala Dibasa to glorify the delicacy. Today is also the International Day of Happiness, celebrated by people across the globe as a way to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.
Pakhaḷa is consisting of cooked rice washed or little fermented in water.
Many restaurants in Odisha and outside Odisha are busy innovating new mouth-watering dishes to attract pakhala lovers and celebrate this occasion.