Jaleswar mahotsav 2017
Jaleswar is a small town that belongs to Balasore district of state Odisha and is adjacent to border of West Bengal. 'Jaleswar' town is declared as Municipal formerly notified area committee (NAC). And also Jaleswar block [2](consists of 144 villages and Jaleswar town (NAC)) forms a state constituency along with Balipal Block.
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About Jaleswar Mahotsav
The town name (Jaleswar) itself a history. It was part of the ancient Kalinga which later became a territory of Utkal. The Municipal area Jaleswar accounts for people of different religions mainly Hindu, Muslim and Christian with many a caste and community. Jaleswar is also highly repute in the field of Drama, Theatre, Music & Literature and in literature Odisha cultural history will ever remember the contribution of Prana Kabi Dina Krushana for his effort for making Odisha as well as to Odia language. People few part of Odisha and West Bengal call Jaleswar as the ‘The Gateway of Odisha’.
In the year 2005 a group of people of Jaleswar town decide to do something new by which people of various part of Odisha will remembers the tradition , culture of our locality. So with the Culture, tradition and brotherhood ‘Jaleswar Mohatsav’ came out. Since then so called ‘Gate way of Odisha’ started the festival and celebrating in different way in every year.