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Lanka Podi or Lanka Pudi (English meaning: The Burning of Lanka) is a festival celebrated in Sonepur region of Western Odisha, India. Many says this festival is a further evidence that Sonepur was known as Paschima Lanka. It is observed annually on Bhadra Amavasya or commonly known as Saptapuri Amabasya as per traditional Hindu calendar.

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