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''' | '''Shitalasasthi also known as Sital sasthi''' is celebrated as the marriage of [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]], a major festival of Utkal [[Brahmins]] (commonly called as Odia brahmans) and Aranyaka Brahmins (commonly called as Jhadua brahmans) since ages.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/66027-preparations-in-full-swing-for-sital-sasthi-in-spur.html |title=Preparations in full swing for Sital Sasthi in S'pur |first= Nimai Charan |last=Sahu |work=dailypioneer.com |year=2012 |quote=The Sital Sasthi festival, which marks the marriage of Lord Siva and Maa Parvati |accessdate=2 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
It was started 400 years ago in [[Sambalpur]] after the king of Sambalpur brought Utkal Srotriya Vaidika Brahmins from brahmin sasana villages of [[Puri]] district. The localities of Nandapada are the oldest of these Brahmins. They first started Sitalsasti Utsav.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-27/bhubaneswar/31868194_1_brahmins-jharuapara-yatra-committee-yatra-route |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130103090048/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-27/bhubaneswar/31868194_1_brahmins-jharuapara-yatra-committee-yatra-route |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 January 2013 |title=Sital Sasthi festival bridges Brahmanical divide |first= Ajit |last=sahu|year=2012 |quote=Later Jhadua brahmins started their own Sitalsasti jatra. |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.kosalkranti.com/SitalSasthi.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-12-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170954/http://www.kosalkranti.com/SitalSasthi.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-13 }}</ref> | It was started 400 years ago in [[Sambalpur]] after the king of Sambalpur brought Utkal Srotriya Vaidika Brahmins from brahmin sasana villages of [[Puri]] district. The localities of Nandapada are the oldest of these Brahmins. They first started Sitalsasti Utsav.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-27/bhubaneswar/31868194_1_brahmins-jharuapara-yatra-committee-yatra-route |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130103090048/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-27/bhubaneswar/31868194_1_brahmins-jharuapara-yatra-committee-yatra-route |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 January 2013 |title=Sital Sasthi festival bridges Brahmanical divide |first= Ajit |last=sahu|year=2012 |quote=Later Jhadua brahmins started their own Sitalsasti jatra. |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.kosalkranti.com/SitalSasthi.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-12-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170954/http://www.kosalkranti.com/SitalSasthi.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-13 }}</ref> | ||
This Hindu festival is in the form of a carnival where people and artists from different walks of life participate making it more beautiful and bringing out the true colours of life. Every year it is celebrated towards the end of the summer season (sixth day of the bright fortnight of the month of [[Jyestha]]),<ref>[http://www.hindu-blog.com/2010/05/jyeshta-mahina-2010-in-hindi-north.html Jyeshta Mahina 2012 in Hindi North Indian Calendars – Jaishta Month 2012 ~ Hindu Blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the aim being to call the rain Gods to give reprieve from the scorching heat of the Sun. During the [[carnival]] period, Sambalpur attracts tourists from nearby states and abroad also.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.biswa.org/en/SitalSasthi-Festival SitalSasthi Festival<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | This Hindu festival is in the form of a carnival where people and artists from different walks of life participate making it more beautiful and bringing out the true colours of life. Every year it is celebrated towards the end of the summer season (sixth day of the bright fortnight of the month of [[Jyestha]]),<ref>[http://www.hindu-blog.com/2010/05/jyeshta-mahina-2010-in-hindi-north.html Jyeshta Mahina 2012 in Hindi North Indian Calendars – Jaishta Month 2012 ~ Hindu Blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the aim being to call the rain Gods to give reprieve from the scorching heat of the Sun. During the [[carnival]] period, Sambalpur attracts tourists from nearby states and abroad also.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.biswa.org/en/SitalSasthi-Festival SitalSasthi Festival<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||