Odisha CM inaugurates three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025 at the foothills of Gonasika in Keonjhar district on the evening of 26 December 2025.
Summary
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025 at the foothills of the sacred Gonasika in Keonjhar district on the evening of 26 December 2025. The Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav celebrates tribal heritage, folk arts and traditions through dance, music and literature and aims to promote tourism. Majhi said tribal culture is inseparable from Odisha's identity, with 62 Scheduled Tribe communities in the state.
Key facts
- Date
- Evening of 26 December 2025 (three-day festival)
- Place
- Foothills of Gonasika, Keonjhar district, Odisha
- Inaugurated by
- CM Mohan Charan Majhi
- Theme
- Tribal heritage, folk arts, music, dance, literature; tourism
- Odisha's STs
- 62 Scheduled Tribe communities
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025, inaugurated on 26 December 2025, was held in which Odisha district?
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Correct answer: B — Keonjhar
Pragativadi and The Orissa Today: CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav at the foothills of Gonasika in Keonjhar.
While opening the Gonasika-Keonjhar Mahotsav 2025, the Odisha CM said the state has how many Scheduled Tribe communities?
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Correct answer: C — 62
Pragativadi and The Orissa Today: Majhi said tribal culture, with 62 Scheduled Tribe communities, is inseparable from Odisha's identity.