Current Context: The President of India attended the Raja Parb celebration at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

• This is the first occasion when the Raja Parb was celebrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

ABOUT RAJA PARB CELEBRATION

• It is an agriculture-based festival of Odisha and it is one of the most celebrated festivals.
• The three-day-long agricultural festival is celebrated during the onset of monsoons. Women and children celebrate this festival with immense fervour.