Report by:Rajesh Mohapatra,Odishabarta 

ROURKELA,03/02/19:Most awaited’ Brahmani River Festival’ inaugurated with all joy and enthusiasm and today was the second day of the musical bonanza. This evening was the event by many famous artist hence, gathering was good enough to witness the mega musical and dance nights. On the first day many chairs for audience were remaining vacant though entry to the event was absolutely free. Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) has spent a lot of money for this cultural mega event but it seems, promotion for the event had to be more aggressive and precise. Anyway, efforts are encouraging. On the second day of the evening the main attraction was Prince Dance Group(India Got Talent) from Berhampur and they performed beautifully to the expectation of the  audience followed by Adivasi dance from Nabarangpur, dance from Lehri group from Sambalpur, dance performance form Nupur Dance group from Kolakata, India’s famous dancer, Harihar for his unique dance performance has mesmerized the audience. In music section, the famous Rituraj Mohanty was the main attraction and he sang all his favorite songs for more than 30 minutes which made the crowd rejoice with his singing. Again the evening was cherished with dance programme by Music Circle one of the leading musical organizations in Rourkela. The evening was all crowded by maximum young students who loved this slightly chilled evening with their friends and relatives enjoying dance and music programme with spending time in eating varieties of foods available in the stalls. The final day of the festival will be more attractive and it will showcase what Odisha is all about..