Talk:Semiliguda

Festival and culture

Gangamaa Yatra :an annual Hindu Festival held at Gangamaa Temple in Semiliguda Village Goddess, Gangamaa. This yearly mela Main festival of Semiliguda. It is celebrated during the Monsoon season that happens to fall during the Odia month vaishakh- Jyosth, This yearly mela is the celebration of the yearly menstruation course of goddess Gangamaa.It is believed that the presiding goddess of the temple, Gangamaa, the Mother Shakti, goes through her annual cycle of menstruation during this time stretch.During the festival, every community has the chance to take its goddesses out of the temples and visit all other localities. The processions last for days and weeks, with dramas and other entertainment held during the nights. Local musical instruments like 'Dombo baja' accompany such processions.

Semiliguda is famous for its Dussehera and Rath Yatra celebrations as well. People also celebrate "Ganesh Puja," "Saraswati Puja" and "Biswakarma Puja".In the nineties, an annual event called "Parab" was instituted by the government to promote tribal art, culture and handicrafts in the district.

Kamal Burudi (talk) 16:34, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Cuisines and Accommodation

Food at Semiliguda is analogous to its culture. It brings the best from the East and South on the plate. Oriya cuisine alu Pakhala, mutton, machha besara in different hotel. take stage with South Indian dishes such as Idli, Dosa, Puri, Upma, Pesarattu, Uttapam and Vada. There are a number of shops serving authentic Oriya sweets such as Chena Podo and Rasgulla. Semiliguda people are food lovers, due to which in recent years many multi-cuisine restaurants are opened all over the town. There are many small and big restaurants like Lemon Castle, CNC, Apple Villa, Green Chilli and dhabas around the city. Apart from the big ones once can find many small and famous hotels serving delicious and quality food in the town.

Kamal Burudi (talk) 17:02, 7 August 2018 (UTC)